october cake(cider&spice)

Name: OCTOBER CAKE(cider&spice)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups - sifted cake flour; 1TBSP. - baking powder; 3/4 tsp. - salt; 1 tsp. - cinnamon; 1 tsp - nutmeg; 1/4 tsp - ground cloves( slightly heaping); 3/4 cup - shortening; 1 1/2 cup - brown sugar, firmly packed; 3 - eggs,beaten; 1TBSP. - lemon juice; 1 cup - apple cider

47 Pinches 1 Photo

Cindy Rice

Springfield, VT

Updated on Feb 20, 2015

I was perusing one of my very old cookbooks..this one came out of a very old edition of farm journal/ country cookbook..Okay..here it is..this is a very awesome cake..perfect with a cup of coffee/tea/ or milk..I ran out of lemon juice so I used a mixture of pure lemon extract and apple cider vinegar...still awesome..next time I will double the filling and icing recipes..but there was enough..( just )

Rate

prep time 20 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield About 8-12

Ingredients

3 cups - sifted cake flour
1TBSP. - baking powder
3/4 tsp. - salt
1 tsp. - cinnamon
1 tsp - nutmeg
1/4 tsp - ground cloves( slightly heaping)
3/4 cup - shortening
1 1/2 cup - brown sugar, firmly packed
3 - eggs,beaten
1TBSP. - lemon juice
1 cup - apple cider

How To Make october cake(cider&spice)

Step 1

Sift all dry ingredients together in a bowl..set aside..cream shortening and sugar together in a seperate bowl; add eggs; beat until thoroughly blended.

Step 2

Add lemon juice to cider. Add alternately with dry ingredients to creamed mixture, beating after each addition.
Step 3

Pour batter into 3 greased 8" pans. Bake in moderate oven( 350°) 25 to 30 minutes.let stand 10 min..turn out to cool..place in freezer for quick cool down..when cool, spread cider filling between layers; then frost with creamy cider icing.. As follows:
Step 4

CIDER FILLING: combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 tso. Salt, and 3 TBSP. Cornstarch in sauce pan. Add 1 cup cider; mix. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick and clear. Remove from heat. Add 2 tbsp. Lemon juice and 2 tbsp. Butter. Cool.
Step 5

CREAMY CIDER ICING: Melt 1/2 cup butter in sauce pan; blend in 3 1/2 tbsp. Flour and 1/4 tsp. salt.add 1/2 cup cider; stir well. Bring to boil; cook 1 min,stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add 3 cups (I used only 2; still plenty sweet) sifted confectionary sugar and beat well. Add 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts. ( didn't use nuts this time; my youngest doesn't like them..will next time)..
Last Step: Don't forget to share! Post a picture of your finished recipe here and on your favorite social network. Don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes!

Discover More

Comment & Reviews

Just A Pinch Sweepstakes