Categories: Cakes - Frosting - Icing

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup apple butter
• 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 cup apple butter
• 1 cup sour milk

Directions

1. Cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time; beat until light and fluffy. Stir in 1 cup apple butter.

2. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, alternately with sour milk.

3. Turn into 2 greased and floured 9 inch cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30- 35 minutes. Cool thoroughly.

4. Spread bottom layer of cake with 1/4 cup of remaining apple butter. Top with frosting. cover with top cake layer. Frost top and sides with any marshmallow frosting. Swirl remaining apple butter on top for marbled effect.

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