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Spice Cake

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Prep: 20 minutes
Bake: 35 minutes
Cool: 1 hour
 
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fairyfly2005 says:
My favorite cake recipe; it's the only thing I really take the time to make during the holidays.
My favorite cake recipe; it's the only thing I really take the time to make during the holidays.

Ingredients

  • 1/4  cup butter
  • 2  eggs
  • 2  cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2  teaspoons baking powder
  • 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2  teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4  teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4  teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4  teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4  cup shortening
  • 1-1/2  cups sugar
  • 1/2  teaspoon vanilla
  • 1-1/4  cups buttermilk or sour milk

Directions

1. Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grease and lightly flour two 8x1-1/2-inch round cake pans or grease one 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set pan(s) aside. In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger; set aside.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until well combined. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Pour into prepared pan(s).

3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes for the round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for the 13x9x2-inch pan, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake layers on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove cake layers from pans. Cool thoroughly on wire racks. Or, place 13x9x2-inch cake in pan on a wire rack; cool thoroughly. Frost with desired frosting.

4. Makes 12 servings

5. Fruit and Nut Spice Cake: Prepare as above, except fold 1 cup chopped walnuts, 3/4 cup snipped dried apricots, and 1/2 cup flaked coconut into the batter.

6. Applesauce Spice Cake: Prepare as above, except reduce buttermilk or sour milk to 1/4 cup and combine it with 1 cup applesauce. Alternately add this mixture and flour mixture to butter mixture.

7. Pumpkin Spice Cake: Prepare as above, except reduce buttermilk or sour milk to 1 cup and combine it with 1/2 cup canned pumpkin. Alternately add this mixture and flour mixture to butter mixture.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 265,
  • Total Fat (g) 9,
  • Saturated Fat (g) 4,
  • Monounsaturated Fat (g) 3,
  • Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1,
  • Cholesterol (mg) 47,
  • Sodium (mg) 182,
  • Carbohydrate (g) 41,
  • Total Sugar (g) 25,
  • Fiber (g) 1,
  • Protein (g) 4,
  • Vitamin A (DV%) 0,
  • Vitamin C (DV%) 1,
  • Calcium (DV%) 7,
  • Iron (DV%) 7,
  • Other Carbohydrates (d.e.) 3,
  • Fat (d.e.) 1,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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fairyfly2005 wrote:

My favorite cake recipe; it's the only thing I really take the time to make during the holidays.

12/22/2009 12:09:49 PM Report Abuse

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