Spice cake and butter cream frosting
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Butter or margarine, softened |
| 4 | Eggs, beaten | |
| 3 | cups | Flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine, softened |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground cloves |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground nutmeg |
| 1 | cup | Buttermilk |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 4 | cups | Confectioners' sugar |
| 3 | tablespoons | Milk |
Directions
SPICE CAKE
BUTTER CREAM FROSTING
For the cake, in a mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter. Add eggs; beat well. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Mix well. Pour into a greased and floured 13x9x2" baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until the cake tests done. Cool. For frosting, cream shortening and butter in a mixing bowl. Add vanilla. Gradually beat in sugar. Add milk; beat until light and fluffy. Frost cake. Serves: 12 to 16 From: "Taste of Home" Magazine Posted by: Debbie Carlson Submitted By DEBBIE CARLSON On 04-24-94 (1121) Submitted By GAIL SHIPP On 12-05-94