Best Apple Stack Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 (5 ounce) packages dried apples, chopped
• 4 -5 cups water
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup apple butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon gr. ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon gr. nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp.gr. clove
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• fresh apple slices tossed in lemon juice (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 coat 2 cake pans with flour type baking spray.
• 3 bring apples and enough water to cover them to a simmer till apples are completely softened- about 10 mins.
• 4 drain apples - reserve 1/2 cup water.
• 5 combine apples, brown sugar, apple butter, cinnamon,ginger, nutmeg and cloves in a lg. bowl.
• 6 combine milk and lemon juice in a sm. bowl. let sit for 10 mins.add egg , egg yolk and lemon zest- whisking to blend.
• 7 beat sugar and butter at med-high with mixer until light and fluffy.
• 8 gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture alterantively with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• 9 beat on low until well combined.
• 10 divide into 5 equal portions. pat 1 portion into the 2 prepated pans reserving 3 portions.
• 11 bake until edhes and top are brown 10 to 15 minutes. cool for 5 minutes then remove from pans.
• 12 repeat with remaining layers until all are baked.
• 13 to assemble.
• 14 place 1 cake on a cake stand spread about 1 1/2 cups apple mixture.
• 15 repeat with remaining layers and apple mixture until all are used.
• 16 cover tightly and store in refrigerator overnight.
• 17 garmish with apples.