Spice Cake With Caramel Frosting

From Alice Bird

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 10
• 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
• 3  cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1  cup brown sugar, packed
• 4  tablespoons  cream
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

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