Spice Cake With Cardamom-Coffee Icing
This Scandinavian spice cake is a great recipe to serve friends who come over for coffee. Adjust the icing to your liking... Recipe adapted from Savoring the Seasons of the Northern Heartland
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INGREDIENTS
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- 2 1⁄4cups unbleached flour
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 1teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄2teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄2teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1⁄2cup butter
- 1⁄2cup dark brown sugar
- 1cup sugar
- 2
- 1 1⁄2teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1⁄4cups buttermilk
Cardamom-Coffee Icing
- 1⁄4cup milk
- 1tablespoon espresso powder
- 1teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1teaspoon vanilla
- 1cup butter
- 3⁄4
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DIRECTIONS
- To make the cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sift dry ingredients.
- In a large bowl, cream butter & sugars; add eggs one at a time; then vanilla, mixing until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
- Beat in dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Beat until just smooth, about a minute.
- Pour into two 8-inch (or a 13x9) greased and floured pans. Bake for about 30-35 minutes for layers, 35-40 minutes for 13X9 cake, or until cake tester is removed clean.
- Remove from oven and cool on racks about 10 minutes. Remove from pans and finish cooling on racks.
- To make the icing:
- Heat milk and dissolve espresso powder in it, then allow it to cool.
- Beat together remaining ingredients, add coffee mixture and continue beating until fluffy.
- Ice cake when cool.
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