Faulknerian Family Spice Cake with Caramel Icing
""Being from the South, I come from a rather, ah … kooky family in which relationships are tangled but the food is straightforward and good. This is my mother's spice cake. I fashioned a pumpkin version of sorts for the food section at the Chicago Tribune when I worked there, but Mother's original is superior: murky and dark and complex underneath, but with a crazy sweet caramel icing on top. Just like the South."..."
INGREDIENTS
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1/2 pound unsalted butter, softened
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup shortening (yes, shortening)
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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3 cups sugar
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1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
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5 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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3 cups flour
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, for icing
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2 teaspoons cinnamon
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1 cup packed brown sugar, for icing
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1/2 teaspoon mace (don't leave this out)
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1/3 cup heavy cream, for icing
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1/2 teaspoon allspice
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2 cups confectioners' sugar, for icing
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1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
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1 teaspoon vanilla, for icing
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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