Sour Cream Spice Cake W/ Seafoam Icing

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"A very good basic moist spice cake with a delicious light foamy icing...a guaranteed pleaser."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 2 8inch round cakes

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 1⁄4 cups cake flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup sour cream

• ICING

• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Set oven to 375 degrees.
2. Grease and flour 2 (8-inch) layer cake pans.
3. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
4. Add in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Sift dry ingredients; add alternately with sour cream into creamed mixture.
6. Turn batter into prepared baking pans.
7. Bake 30-35 minutes, or until cake tests done.
8. Cool.
9. FOAMY ICING: Combine sugar, egg white and water in top of double boiler; stir well.
10. Place over boiling water.
11. With an electric hand mixer, beat constantly until mixture holds to a point.
12. Remove from heat.
13. Add in vanilla, and beat 1 minute longer.
14. Spread over cooled cake.
15. Note: if desired, this cake can be baked in a 13" x 9" baking pan.