old fashioned stack cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 (6 ounce) packages dried mixed fruit
• ground cinnamon to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (or to taste)
• salt to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 17 hrs


• in a medium bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. make a well in the center of the mixture and pour in the eggs, vanilla extract and butter. using the fingers, mix well, until a firm dough has formed. wrap in a clean tea towel and chill in the refrigerator 8 to 12 hours, or overnight.
• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). turn a 9 inch round baking dish upside down, and lightly grease the surface.
• pinch off a portion of the dough and roll out into a 9 inch circle approximately 1/3 inch thick. continue this process with all the dough, making 5 to 7 layers.
• bake each layer individually in the preheated oven 8 minutes, or until lightly brown.
• in a medium saucepan over medium heat, place the dried fruit in enough water to cover. cook until soft and spreadable, but not runny, about 20 minutes.
• drain the fruit well. mix in the cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• stack the layers, spreading equal portions of the fruit mixture between each layer and on top of the final layer. chill in the refrigerator 8 to 12 hours, or overnight.