Rutabaga Spice Cake
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
9
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup cooked and mashed rutabaga
- 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄4 teaspoon clove
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
-
Lemon Butter Icing
- 1⁄3 cup softened butter
- 3 cups icing sugar
- 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon rind
directions
- Cream shortening. Add sugar and cream well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add rutabaga and mix well.
- Sift flour, salt, soda, baking powder and spices together. Add alternately to creamed mixture with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Add nuts and mix well.
- Bake in a greased and floured 9 inch square cake pan for 45 to 50 minutes or until it tests done. Frost with Lemon Butter Icing.
- To make icing, cream butter and 1 cup of the icing sugar until fluffy. Add remaining sugar and lemon juice and rind alternately, beating until smooth.
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