Kentucky Spiced Stack Cake

• Filling:
• 3 1/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup bourbon or apple juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 (6-ounce) packages dried apples
• Cake:
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
• Cooking spray
• 1 teaspoon powdered sugar

1. To prepare filling, combine first 5 ingredients in a large saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes or until the liquid is nearly absorbed. Place apple mixture in a food processor; pulse 8 to 9 times or until the consistency of a chunky puree. Set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
3. To prepare cake, beat shortening and 1 cup brown sugar at medium speed of a mixer until light and fluffy. Add molasses, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and eggs; beat well.
4. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (flour through salt) in a bowl. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
5. Pour batter into a 12-cup Bundt pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350u0b0 for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan. Remove from pan; cool completely on a wire rack.
6. Split cake into thirds horizontally using a serrated knife. Place bottom layer, cut side up, on a serving platter; spread with half of filling. Top with middle cake layer. Spread cake with remaining filling; top with remaining cake layer. Sift powdered sugar over top of cake.

filling, water, brown sugar, bourbon, vanilla, apples, vegetable shortening, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking soda, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, salt, lowfat buttermilk, cooking spray, powdered sugar

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/kentucky-spiced-stack-cake (may not work)