Thank you I won't send Apple Cake recipe as so many have been sent ....... but thought this sounded good for Apple Butter .....to put on the cakes . SheilaJ900@aol.com Dear Darlene, Thanks so much for your reply...it was all I needed to jar my memory! I watched my grandmother make this cake so many times and just couldn't wait to dive into it. We were from Harlan (Wallins Creek, she was Clara Howard).Her cake was a bit different, but so delicious. Perhaps you might want to pass this along. The ingredients she used were just about the same, but she didn't bake it in the oven. Of course, she cooked on a coal stove and instead of baking several layers here's what she did. She made the cake batter stiff enough to press into the bottom of an iron skillet about 8" round, perhaps 9". She kept her hands well-floured to handle and roll the batter easily. She made the layer thin and "baked" it on top of the stove one layer at a time. ( In the same manner you would make a cornbread hoe cake on top of the stove.) Each layer was ready in a very short time. She made 4 layers. She would lay them on the table on wax paper to cool while the next one was baking. Each layer was no more than an inch or so thick when she turned it out with her hand and placed it on the wax paper. When the layers were completely cooled she took a long knife and sliced layer one in half and placed it uncut side down onto the cake dish. Onto the cut side she would spread her own homemade applebutter. (A recipe for quick cooked applebutter follows that she gave me since I didn't make my own). The apple butter would be spread about the same thickness as any iced cake. Then she would slice layer two and so on. She would stack it up each sliced layer by layer until finished. It would have about 8 layers. The apple butter would seep into the sliced layers after sitting all day making the cake moist yet still firm and easy to cut. She called it an "Old fashioned fruit cake". This cake looks beautiful and your guests simply won't be able to get enough!! Here's the apple butter, quick and simple. 6 or 8 tart apples. They must not be sweet apples or they won't cook down. quarter and put into a 2 quart cooker. Add about 3/4 cup sugar,( add another 1/4 cup depending on the tartness of the apples if necessary. DO NOT add any water. The apples will make their own water. Cook on medium heat covered until they start to cook up. You should not have to mash your apples if they are selected properly. When they begin to cook up, add cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. About 1 tsp. each. Stir the spices into your apples then taste to see if you like them. Cook on medium to low heat until the water is cooked out of the apples, but not dry. I always taste for sweetness before adding the spices, as I may want to add a little more sugar. I spice it to my own taste, sometimes I add more cinnamon or a little allspice. The consistency should not be watery or it will ruin your cake. Have a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year, Sheila Williams