golden spice cake

Name: Golden Spice Cake
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cup(s) cake flour; 2 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon(s) allspice, ground; 1/4 teaspoon(s) mace; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cloves, ground; 3/4 cup(s) shortening; 1 cup(s) brown sugar; 3 - eggs; 1 cup(s) sour milk or buttermilk

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Dianne Ward

Aberdeen, WA

Updated on May 11, 2013

From my mother's 1946 Women's Home Companion Cookbook which she received as a wedding gift.

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Ingredients

2 1/2 cups cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice, ground
1/4 teaspoon mace
1/2 teaspoon cloves, ground
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
3 - eggs
1 cup sour milk or buttermilk

How To Make golden spice cake

Step 1

Sift flour; measure; add baking powder, soda, salt, and spices; sift again.

Step 2

Cream shortening; add sugar gradually; cream together until light and fluffy.
Step 3

Add unbeaten eggs one at a time beating thoroughly after each addition.
Step 4

Add dry ingredients alternately with sour milk or buttermilk, stirring only enough after each addition to blend thoroughly.
Step 5

Pour into a greased pan 13 by 9 by2 inches. (My mother made a round 2 layer cake)
Step 6

Bake in a moderate oven (350 F.) 45 to 50 minutes.
Step 7

When cool spread with any desired frosting. (My mother used Burnt Sugar Frosting.)
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