Buttermilk Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
2-1/2 c cake flour1 tsp baking powder1 tsp baking soda1 tsp salt1 tsp ground cinnamon1/2 tsp ground ginger1/4 tsp ground cloves1/4 tsp ground nutmet1/2 c butter, softened1/2 c light brown sugar, firmly packed1 c granulated sugar2 eggs1 tsp vanilla extract1-1/4 c buttermilkBrown Sugar Frosting2 egg whites1-1/2 c light brown sugar, firmly packed1/3 c cold water1 Tbsp light corn syrup1/2 tsp salt1 tsp vanilla extract
Sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmet.
Cream butter in a mixing bowl; add brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Beat at high speed of an electric mixer for 5 minutes until light and fluffy. Scrape bowl often.
Add sifted dry ingredients, alternating with buttermilk, mixing at lowest speed just until smooth.
Pour batter into two greased and floured 8-inch layer cake pans.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
Cool in pans on rack for 5 minutes, turn out of pans onto racks to cool completely.
Make the frosting by combining all ingredients in top of couble boiler.
Beat 1 minute at high speed of electric mixer. Place over rapidly boiler water and cook, beating constantly, 7 minutes or until peaks form. Remove from heat and continue beating until spreading consistency is reached. Frost tops and sides of cooled spice cake.
16 servings @ 299 calories per serving.
If making 12 servings, increase calories to 398 calories/serving.
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SEATTLENICEGIRL.
Cream butter in a mixing bowl; add brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Beat at high speed of an electric mixer for 5 minutes until light and fluffy. Scrape bowl often.
Add sifted dry ingredients, alternating with buttermilk, mixing at lowest speed just until smooth.
Pour batter into two greased and floured 8-inch layer cake pans.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
Cool in pans on rack for 5 minutes, turn out of pans onto racks to cool completely.
Make the frosting by combining all ingredients in top of couble boiler.
Beat 1 minute at high speed of electric mixer. Place over rapidly boiler water and cook, beating constantly, 7 minutes or until peaks form. Remove from heat and continue beating until spreading consistency is reached. Frost tops and sides of cooled spice cake.
16 servings @ 299 calories per serving.
If making 12 servings, increase calories to 398 calories/serving.
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SEATTLENICEGIRL.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 299.1
- Total Fat: 6.8 g
- Cholesterol: 42.9 mg
- Sodium: 375.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 56.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 4.0 g
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