The ABSOLUTE BEST Apple Stack Cake Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option with similar fat content.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds a natural sweetness while brown sugar is often less expensive.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is a dairy-free alternative, while water can be used in a pinch.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Stevia offers a low-calorie sweetening option, while granulated sugar is more economical.

Preheat the oven and prepare two round cake pans by greasing them with Crisco and dusting with flour.

In a mixing bowl, combine 1 box of yellow cake mix, 3 eggs, 1 cup of water, and 1/2 cup of vegetable oil according to the instructions on the back of the box.

Add a splash of vanilla extract to the cake batter and mix until combined.

Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans.

Bake in the oven until the cakes pull away from the sides, approximately 25-30 minutes.

Once baked, allow the cakes to cool slightly before flipping them out of the pans.

Once cooled, split each cake in half to create four layers total.

Spread a generous amount of apple butter between each cake layer, stacking them as you go.

Dust the top of the stacked cake with powdered sugar before serving.

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