Rich spice cake
1 cake
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3⅓ | cup | Basic cake mix |
| 1 | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cloves |
| 1 | cup | Water |
| ¼ | cup | Butter or margarine |
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine |
| ½ | cup | Brown sugar |
| ⅓ | cup | Milk |
| 1 | cup | Brown sugar |
| ½ | cup | Sour cream |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| ½ | cup | Chopped nuts |
| Raisins, if desired | ||
| 2¼ | cup | Powdered sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
Directions
CARAMEL ICING
Preheat oven to 375. Generously grease a 15 x 10 baking pan. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, numeg, cinnamon, and cloves. In a small saucepan, combine water, butter or margarine and brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Add to dry ingredients. Mix well. Add sour cream, eggs, ½ cup chopped nuts and raisins, if desired. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cool cake in pan. Melt margarine over low heat in a small saucepan. Add brown sugar and boil over low heat 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add milk and bring to a boil. Cool to lukewarm. Put powdered sugar in a medium bowl. Add butter mixture and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer. Frost cooled cake. Top with chopped nuts, if desired. Submitted By MEG ANTCZAK On 02-09-95