My Favorite Spice Cake
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
SPICE CAKE: 2 Eggs (separated) 1 C Sugar 1/3 C Butter (unsalted) 2 1/4 C Cake Flour 1 tsp Baking Soda 3/4 tsp Baking Powder 3/4 tsp Cinnamon, ground 3/4 tsp Cloves, ground (or more, if you want) 1 tsp Salt 1/2 C Buttermilk 1 C & 2 Tbsp Buttermilk FROSTING: About 8 C Powdered Sugar 1/2 C Half and Half Cream 1 Stick Butter, unsalted 1 Tbsp Vanilla some cinnamon & nutmeg
SPICE CAKE:
Beat the egg whites until frothy, slowly add in sugar, while beating until glossy and stiff.
Mix butter to soften, then add sifted dry ingredients and 1/2 C Buttermilk. Mix together.
Add the rest of the Buttermilk and the egg yolks, and mix. Fold in the egg mixture.
Pour into greased/floured pans and bake at 350 for 30-35 mins.
FROSTING:
Mix butter
Add a little half-n-half
Mix
Add a little Powdered Sugar
Mix
Add some half-n-half again, and repeat until the half-n-half is gone, and the frosting is the correct consistency. At some point in there, add the vanilla and also some cinnamon and nutmeg to taste.
Serving Size: makes 16 servings if cake is sliced as such
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NONIE_C.
Beat the egg whites until frothy, slowly add in sugar, while beating until glossy and stiff.
Mix butter to soften, then add sifted dry ingredients and 1/2 C Buttermilk. Mix together.
Add the rest of the Buttermilk and the egg yolks, and mix. Fold in the egg mixture.
Pour into greased/floured pans and bake at 350 for 30-35 mins.
FROSTING:
Mix butter
Add a little half-n-half
Mix
Add a little Powdered Sugar
Mix
Add some half-n-half again, and repeat until the half-n-half is gone, and the frosting is the correct consistency. At some point in there, add the vanilla and also some cinnamon and nutmeg to taste.
Serving Size: makes 16 servings if cake is sliced as such
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NONIE_C.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 457.5
- Total Fat: 11.3 g
- Cholesterol: 50.8 mg
- Sodium: 261.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 87.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
- Protein: 3.7 g
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