Old-Fashioned Molasses Stack Cake
["1 c. sugar", "1 1/2 c. shortening", "2 c. molasses", "2 eggs, well beaten", "10 or more c. plain flour", "2 tsp. soda", "1 tsp. baking powder", "1 tsp. salt", "1 tsp. ginger", "1 tsp. allspice", "1 tsp. cinnamon", "1/2 c. boiling water", "1 qt. sweetened applesauce"]
["Cream sugar and shortening.", "Add molasses and mix well.", "Beat in eggs.", "Mix dry ingredients with flour.", "Stir water and dry ingredients alternately into molasses-shortening mixture.", "Work in flour until you have a stiff dough.", "Roll rather thin.", "Use a dinner-sized plate to cut out layers or, preferably, cut them with an old-fashioned pie pan with scalloped edges.", "This gives a pretty edge.", "Bake the dough on a baking sheet or in layer cake pans at 375\u00b0 until fairly brown.", "If you want to make 2 cakes, bake four or five layers for each cake.", "If you prefer to make one large cake, bake 6 layers.", "When cutting the large cake, only cut through 3 layers when serving it.", "Warm applesauce slightly and spread between layers of cake.", "(The warm sauce will help the cake moisten more quickly.)", "Do not put applesauce on top layer."]
["sugar", "shortening", "molasses", "eggs", "flour", "soda", "baking powder", "salt", "ginger", "allspice", "cinnamon", "boiling water", "sweetened applesauce"]