Sugar And Spice Cake
Ingredients
3/4 C. shortening
1 C. sugar
3/4 C. brown sugar; firmly packed
3 eggs
2 1/4 C. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 C. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Spiced Buttercream Frosting:
1 1/2 C. butter or margarine softened
4 C. powdered sugar; sifted
2 Tbsp. orange juice
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
Cooking Instructions
Cream shortening; gradually add sugars, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans, and line with wax paper; grease wax paper. Pour batter into prepared pans; bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks. Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Sugar n’ spice C.cakes: Spoon the batter into paper-lined muffin pans, filling each C. half full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool on wire racks. Frost with Spiced Butter Cream Frosting. Spiced Buttercream Frosting: Cream butter at medium speed of an electric mixer; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add orange juice; beat until spreading consistency. Stir in cinnamon and cloves.
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