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Ingredients

• 1 cup  butter
• 3   eggs
• 4 cups  all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp.  baking powder
• 1 tsp.  baking soda
• 1 tsp.  salt
• 1 tsp.  ground ginger
• 1 cup  sugar
• 1 cup  mild-flavored molasses
• 2 tsp.  vanilla
• 1 cup  buttermilk or sour milk (see note)
• 1 24-oz. jar  homestyle chunky applesauce
• 1-1/2 cups  cups apple butter
• 2 tsp.  apple pie spice or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
• 1 cup  whipped cream
• 1/2 cup  coarsely chopped black walnuts, pecans, or hickory nuts, toasted
•   Rose petals or edible flowers (optional)

Description

For This Dessert Recipe, Molasses Spice Cakes Are Layered With An Applesauce Mixture To Create A Towering Cake That's Similar To The Ones Pioneers Used To Make.

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