Spice Cake

Submitted by Charlotte J

"Spice Cake with Caramel Frosting."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Yields: 1 cake

ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups cake flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄16 teaspoon pepper
• 3⁄4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup sour milk

• Caramel Frosting

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 4 tablespoons cream
• 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Sift together dry ingredients.
2. Cream together shortening and sugars until fluffy.
3. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each.
4. Add vanilla.
5. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
6. Beat 2-3 minutes using high speed of mixer.
7. Pour into 2 greased and floured 8-in. pans.
8. Bake in 350 degrees oven 25-30 minutes.
9. When cool frost top of the first cake, place second cake on top then frost entire cake.
10. Caramel Frosting:.
11. Melt butter in saucepan then add brown sugar and cook over low heat 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
12. Add cream and continue stirring until mixture comes to a boil.
13. Remove from heat.
14. Gradually blend in powdered sugar and vanilla.
15. (Add extra cream if needed.).