I gues it can be done.. here is a recipie that uses a cast iron 
skillet.

thanks again for all of your help

--- In [email protected], "c20s8" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 
> APPALACHIAN WEDDING CAKE
> ********************************
> 3/4 cup lard (shortening)
> 1 cup black strap molasses
> 1 cup sweet milk (raw)
> 1/2 tsp. baking soda
> 1 tsp. salt
> 1 cup sugar
> 3 eggs
> 4 cups flour
> 2 tsp. baking powder
> 3 cups sweetened cooked dried apples
> 
> Cook 1 1/2 dried apples in 2 cups water and 3/4 cup sugar until 
apples are
> plumped back up and most of water is absorbed. Chop apples fine 
while in
> cooking pot, until they resemble coarse applesauce.
> 
> Mix together in medium bowl flour, salt, baking soda and baking 
powder.Cream
> lard or shortening, then add sugar, a little at a time, beating 
well after
> each addition.
> 
> Add molasses to shortening and sugar, beat well. Add eggs, one at 
a time,
> beating well after each addition. To this, add flour mixture and 
milk in
> small amounts, alternately, and beat until smooth.
> 
> Grease well a large cast iron skillet, well seasoned, and pour 
into this 1
> cup of cake mixture. Smooth with back of spoon over bottom of 
skillet. Bake
> on top of stove over medium-low heat, until bottom is lightly 
browned, and
> top is puffy. Carefully, using two large metal spatulas, turn cake 
over and
> cook top until lightly browned. Turn out cake onto dishtowel, and 
cover to
> keep warm. Cook other layers until batter is used up.
> 
> To assemble cake, place a layer of cake on platter, top with 1/2 
cup of
> cooked apples, spread apples over top of cake to edges. Top with 
additional
> cake layers and apples, and finish with apples on top.
> 
> This cake was made for weddings back in the Appalachian Mountains, 
because
> it could be carried to the wedding, and assembled on the spot. The 
bride's
> popularity was measured by the number of cakes, and the number of 
stacks on
> each cake.
> 
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