Ingredients

Serves : 10

• 400g (14 oz) caster sugar
• 200g (7 oz) butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 750g (1 2/3 lb) plain flour
• 1 teaspoon salt

• 100ml (4 fl oz) buttermilk
• 1 dessertspoon vanilla extract
• 1kg (2 1/4 lb) dried apples, cooked and mashed
• 400g (14 oz) dark brown soft sugar
• 2 dessertspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice

Directions to make the Six-Layer Spiced Apple Cake

• Preheat oven to 230 C / Gas mark 8. Grease and flour six 20cm (8 in) tins.
• In a large bowl, mix together caster sugar, butter, eggs, soda, baking powder, flour, salt, buttermilk and vanilla. Divide batter into 6 equal parts and spoon into prepared tins.
• Bake in preheated oven for ten minutes.
• To make filling: To the cooked and mashed apples, add the brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves and allspice, and mix.
• To layer the cake: Place one layer on a serving platter and spoon apple filling on top. Cover with another layer and repeat process, ending with a cake layer. Let stand at least 12 hours before cutting.

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