I don't have three round pans so had to use square. The inset in the photo below shows how the cake is supposed to look.
My cakes tend to be on the dry side so I was a little worried that these shallow layers might be more so. But no, not at all. The applesauce apparently keeps it from getting dry. There is a nice spicy flavour, like a pumpkin cake. I think cutting the recipe down by a third and making only two layers would be just fine and most of the whipping cream could be omitted too. Pretty good cake.
