2 c sugar
1 c butter or shortening
2 eggs
6 c sifted all-purpose flour
1 t soda
3 t baking powder
1 t salt
1 t vanilla
1/2 c buttermilk
Filling:
1 lb dried apples
1 c brown sugar
1 c white sugar
2 t cinnamon
1/2 t all-spice
Recipe
Cream sugar and butter or shortening together. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour, soda, baking powder and salt together. Add alternately to batter with buttermilk; add vanilla. Chill dough for 3 or 4 hours. Divide dough into 6 or 7 parts. Use well-floured board and roll out layers. Bake on cookie sheet at 450 degree oven for about 10-15 minutes, until nicely browned. Cool.
Filling:
Cover apples with water and cook until tender; mash. Add the remaining ingredients; mix. Spread each of the layers except the top one with apple filling. Stack layers. Let cake stand for 12 hours or over night before cutting.