• 1/2 gallon flour
• 2 cups sorghum molasses
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 5 whole eggs
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons soda
• 3 teaspoons ginger
• 1 cup oleo, melted
• buttermilk (enough to make a stiff dough)

1. Mix all together as you would biscuit dough (This makes eight layers)
2. Grease and flour cake pans
3. Divide dough into 8 equal parts
4. Roll each part like you would biscuit dough and fit into cake pan
5. You will have to take your hands and press dough to fit each pan
6. Bake in 350 degree oven until done. This usually takes about 10-15 minutes
7. Fill the layers with filling made from 1 1/2 pounds dried apples, soaked overnight in plenty of cold water.
8. The next day, run cold water over apples and drain.
9. Add some water to apples and cook on medium heat until tender
10. Stir often
11. When cooked down until all water is cooked out of apples, mash apple with potato masher
12. Then add:

• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• about 1/2 teaspoon allspice

1. Mix this really well
2. Cook a little, stirring to keep from burning
3. Spread between cake layers and on top of cake
4. This will make 2 four layer cakes or one eight layer cake