Cakes, Cupcakes and Muffins
Spice Cake
¾ cup shortening
2 ¼ cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp each, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cloves
¾ tsp baking soda
¾ cup brown sugar
1 cup buttermilk
3 eggs
Stir shortening to soften. Stir in flour, sugar, baking powder, salt,
baking powder and spices. Add brown sugar and buttermilk.Mix
till all flour is dampened; beat vigorously 2 minutes. Add eggs;
beat 2 minutes more. Bake in 2 wax paper lined 9”by 1 ½ ” round
pans at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Frost with
brown-sugar frosting;
2 unbeaten egg whites
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
¼ tsp cream of tartar
¼ cup water
dash of salt
1 tsp vanilla
Combine all ingredients except vanilla in top of double boiler.
Beat 1 minute to blend. Place over boiling water and cook,
stirring constantly about 7 minutes (do not overcook.) Remove
from boiling water and pour into mixing bowl. Add vanilla, beat
until spreading consistency, about 2 minutes. Frost top and sides
of first spice cake, place second on top of the other and frost sides
and top of it as well.
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¾ cup shortening
2 ¼ cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp each, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cloves
¾ tsp baking soda
¾ cup brown sugar
1 cup buttermilk
3 eggs
Stir shortening to soften. Stir in flour, sugar, baking powder, salt,
baking powder and spices. Add brown sugar and buttermilk.Mix
till all flour is dampened; beat vigorously 2 minutes. Add eggs;
beat 2 minutes more. Bake in 2 wax paper lined 9”by 1 ½ ” round
pans at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Frost with
brown-sugar frosting;
2 unbeaten egg whites
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
¼ tsp cream of tartar
¼ cup water
dash of salt
1 tsp vanilla
Combine all ingredients except vanilla in top of double boiler.
Beat 1 minute to blend. Place over boiling water and cook,
stirring constantly about 7 minutes (do not overcook.) Remove
from boiling water and pour into mixing bowl. Add vanilla, beat
until spreading consistency, about 2 minutes. Frost top and sides
of first spice cake, place second on top of the other and frost sides
and top of it as well.
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