3/4 c. Crisco
1 c. molasses
4 c. plain flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ginger
Apple butter
1 c. sugar
1 c. sweet milk
3 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Cream together Crisco, sugar and molasses. Add eggs and milk. Sift flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder together. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture. Grease and flour several 9-inch cake pans. Put 1 cup of batter in each pan. Bake for 10 minutes in a 325 degree oven until just brown. (Makes 6 or 7 layers.)

Apple butter, applesauce or dried apples that have been cooked and mashed may be used between layers to stack up cake. This cake is best when left to "sit" for several days before cutting.