Brazil nut spice cake

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupShortening
1cupSugar
2eachesEgg; well beaten
cupBrazil nuts; finely chopped
½cupCoffee, strong
cupCake flour, sifted
teaspoonBaking powder
½teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonCinnamon
¼teaspoonCloves
¼teaspoonGinger
A Parade of Brazil Nut Recipes, n.d.
from *Cakes Men Like*
by Benjamin Darling

Directions

Cream shortening, add sugar gradually and cream well. Add well-beaten eggs and beat together until rich and puffy with air.

Stir in the chopped Brazil nuts. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Add these sifted dry ingredients to cake mixture alternately with the liquid coffee. Bake in two 8" layer cake pans (greased and lined with parchment) in a 350 F. oven about 35 minutes.

Cool and frost as desired, decorating top of cake with sliced Brazil nuts.