spice cake recipes
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups buttermilk or sour milk
Grease a 13x9x2 inch baking pan
stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl beat butter and shortening
on med. to high speed. for about 30 seconds
Add sugar and vanilla; beat till well combined.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add dry mixture and buttermilk alternately to beaten mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just till combined. Pour into pan
Bake at 350. for 35-40 minutes
Applesauce spice cake.
Prepare as above except reduce buttermilk or sour milk to 1/4
cup and combine it with 1 cup applesauce. Add this mixture to cake alternately with dry ingredients.
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