- 1 (18.25 ounce) package spice cake mix
- 1 cup dried apples
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup shredded or flaked coconut
- 1/3 cup currants
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups apple butter
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease bottoms of two 9 inch round layer cake pans.
- In a large bowl, mix the spice cake mix, dried apples, pecans, coconut, currants, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla extract and butter. Pour the mixture into the cake pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
- Split each cake layer into four sections. Spread apple butter between the sections and reassemble layers.