4 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. butter
3 eggs
1 c. molasses
1 tbsp. ginger
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. buttermilk
Applesauce or cooked dried apples

Sift dry ingredients. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Add molasses. Add dry ingredients and buttermilk, mixing well. Use 9 inch cake pans. Preheat and grease well. Pour batter as thin as you can to cover bottom of pans. This will make 10 to 12 layers. Bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool and stack, using the apples between layers.

This recipe is over 100 years old.