Classic Spice Cake
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
-
1 9x13 cake
- Serves:
- 20
ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄4 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup sour milk
- 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9x13 pan.
- Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice in a bowl and set aside.
- In another bowl, blend shortening, butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in one egg at a time. Add vanilla. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the buttermilk until mixture is smooth.
- Bake 30-35 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean.
- For frosting: Mix butter and cream cheese together until creamy. Add vanilla. Slowly beat in 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar until smooth. Refrigerate until needed. Ices one 9x13 pan. Double recipe for two 9" cake pans.
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