The Australian Women’s Weekly Food Magazine
SPICED APPLE STACK CAKE
PREP + COOK TIME 3 HOURS (+ COOLING & REFRIGERATION) SERVES 16
600g dried apple slices
1.5 litres (6 cups) water
1 cup (220g) firmly packed
brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
250g butter, softened
2 cups (440g) caster sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 eggs
2 cups (300g) plain flour
4 cups (600g) self-raising flour 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup (160ml) buttermilk
11/2 tablespoons icing sugar 3 cinnamon sticks