Apple Butter Cake

• 1/2 c. shortening
• 1 c. sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 c. apple butter
• 2 1/2 c. flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 c. sour milk
• 1/2 c. apple butter

1. Cream shortening and sugar.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time.
3. Beat until light and fluffy.
4. Stir in 1 cup apple butter.
5. Sift together dry ingredients.
6. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with sour milk.
7. (To make sour milk, measure 1 tablespoon lemon juice into measuring cup; add milk to make 1 cup and stir.)
8. Turn into 2 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans or one 9 x 13-inch pan.
9. Bake at 350u0b0 for 30 to 35 minutes.
10. Cool. Spread bottom layer of cooled cake with 1/4 cup apple butter.
11. Top with fluffy frosting.
12. Cover top cake layer.
13. Frost sides and top. Swirl apple butter onto frosted top to give marbled effect.

shortening, sugar, eggs, apple butter, flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, sour milk, apple butter

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=208060 (may not work)