Mom's Surprise Spice Cake
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By
Angela (Grammy) Derby
@Angela_Derby
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Whenever I serve this cake, I never tell them the surprise ingredient until after they've tasted it. Then, it's just fun to see the look on their faces when I reveal the secret. No one ever guesses that there's a can of tomato soup in this beautiful, delicate, and delicious spice cake. My mom always frosted it with a Chocolate Frosting, so that's the way I make mine. But, I've seen it with a Vanilla Glaze or with a Cream Cheese Frosting too. I'll let you choose which one is your favorite. As for me and my family...it's chocolate frosting, all the way!
Ingredients
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2 cflour
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1 1/3 csugar
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4 tspbaking powder
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1 tspbaking soda
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1 1/2 tspground cinnamon
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1 tspground nutmeg
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1/2 tspground cloves
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1 (10.75oz can(s)tomato soup, undiluted
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1/2 cbutter, softened
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2eggs
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1/2 cmilk
How to Make Mom's Surprise Spice Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and lightly flour 13″ x 9″ baking pan or 2 8" round pans.
- In large bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and spices. Whisk together to blend well. Add soup, butter, eggs, and milk.
- With mixer at low speed, beat until well mixed, constantly scraping side and bottom of bowl. At high speed, beat 4 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 20-35 minutes, test every 5 minutes after 20 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. This cake will become dry quickly if over-baked.
- Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Frost with your favorite icing or glaze.
