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November 05, 2008

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Cassidy

Perfection...and that totally made me cry.

Jon

That post was as touching as it was delicious.

vanessa

Beautiful post Zach, and a great homage to granny. I'm sure she's proud. And i'm hungry for apple stack cake.

Brenda Lewis

A beautiful tribute to a loving and lovely woman.

ingrid

Grandmas are so awesome! Mine past away this spring and while I didn't get any written recipe cards I did learn to make a few of her dishes though not her most famous one but that's okay 'cause it wasn't my favorite.

Thanks for sharing!
~ingrid

Lori

A tear for you. Sounds very delicious. What a sweet Granny.

My Sweet & Saucy

I am loving the layers...

MaryBeth

This is a wonderful posting and a great looking cake. I love the many layers, it truly looks very elegant.

sunflour81

I'm so glad you put this up. I think my house will have the wonderful smell of apples and cake tomorrow.
This was the one thing food wise that I looked forward to every year for Christmas. This is also my birthday cake too :) Thank you so much for posting this.

Karyn

Zach, what a wonderful post, and a delicious looking cake. Happy belated birthday!

Sara

Very touching post. Thank you for sharing your granny's love with us. I had all the ingredients on hand so I made it right away. It was simple and absolutely delicious.

Sara

Very touching post. Thank you for sharing your granny's love with us. I had all the ingredients on hand so I made it right away. It was simple and absolutely delicious.

Zach @ The Bitten Word

@ Sara -- So happy to hear you made it and you liked it!

Thanks for letting us know!

Pamela

It was awesome to see this cake, it was like a blast from the past. My Grandmother used to make these all the time when she was alive. Since your from TN, you might know what gingerbread is (not a cake lol)and I am so missing this too :-(
I have tried making both but not as good as my memories of my Grandmothers ....
Pam

Zoe

I am gonna make your grannie's homey little masterpiece tonight... and cookies so I won't be tempted to cut into the cake!

God bless you sweet Grannie Ragland. I will think sweet thoughts of her as I make and assemble your pretty cake.

Zach @ The Bitten Word

Thanks, everyone, for all the nice comments and your sweet words about my grandmother!

Zoe

Hi Zack! I made your grannies cake last night. The hungry animals in my house were like jackals this morning so it did not survive the requisite 24h. It was so freaking good and actually perfect for breakfast (not too sweet). I had initially intended to tinker with the recipe by adding a bottom of apple, pecans and nuts in a caramelization for the top layer. Glad I rethought that. I instead made a boatload of applebutter (like a gallon). I am gonna use some for 2 more cakes for company coming for Thanksgiving, save some for breakfast slathering and giving a little jar to the neighbors.

For anyone tempted to mess with Grannie's recipe - don't.

Happy holidays guys. Bless your sweet gran.

Haley

Just stumbled upon your blog and love it! Recipes laced with memories are always the best :)

I would love to write about your grandmother's apple stack cake on our blog. If interested just send me an email.

Thanks!
Haley, KI Blogger

gg

Hi, I knew when I first saw your picture that I wanted to make this cake. I had just made a ton of apple butter so the timing was perfect. Brought it to Thanksgiving dinner and it got lots of ohs and ahs...It was a delicious cake and a great contrast to the very sweet pecan and pumpkin pies. Thanks for the great idea and the beautiful picture!

hillary

somehow, i haven't found this post until today. thanks for the good cry and great memories. even though spring is almost here, i'm going to have to make this soon - i can taste it already.

Beth

My Nanny makes this for us at each family reunion and sometimes we can convince her at other times. (I'm from the "hills of Tennessee.") This cake, I think, reminds all of us of family and love. I hope this recipe never dies. It is truly a wonderful thing to enjoy!

Did she by chance pass along a recipe called "Potato Candy?" My Nanny refuses to share this one with us! And it is a favorite1

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