spice cake

Name: Spice Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) cake flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 tablespoon(s) cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon, ground; 1/2 teaspoon(s) clove, ground; 1/2 teaspoon(s) allspice, ground; 1/2 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 1/2 cup(s) shortening; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 cup(s) buttermilk

4 Pinches

Mikekey *

Seattle, WA

Updated on Jun 11, 2023

This is from a typewritten recipe from 1960s. It didn’t have instructions for frosting, but a cream cheese or buttercream frosting would be good, or just a dollop of whipped cream.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 6-9 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1/2 teaspoon clove, ground
1/2 teaspoon allspice, ground
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk

How To Make spice cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F.

Step 2

Grease and flour an 8-inch square baking dish.
Step 3

Sift together cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa, cinnamon, cloves, all spice, and nutmeg.
Step 4

Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time.
Step 5

Add dry ingredients and milk alternatively.
Step 6

Bake for 25-30 minutes.
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