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By Richard Sax
Published 1994
One of the most interesting and unusual of traditional American cakes, stack cakes are found in Appalachia and throughout the Midwest, wherever apples were dried for winter storage. This recipe, based on one from Indiana-based cookbook author Marilyn Kluger, is a homey combination of warm spices and rich apple flavor. It’s not too heavy or cloyingly sweet.
Dried apples have concentrated flavor that is released when they are simmered in liquid. Simmering in cider instead of water add