Yesterday was Brett’s birthday (the big 3-2!). Naturally, there was cake. Birthday spice cake to be exact. You’ll remember that cooking and/or baking from scratch is on my list of things I don’t do, but lucky for Brett, I made a special exception for his birthday. Here’s the recipe in case you find yourself in need of a spice cake this holiday season!
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
Directions:
1. Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grease and lightly flour two 8 inch round cake pans; set pans aside. In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger; set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until well combined. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Pour into prepared pans.
3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake layers on wire racks for 20 minutes. Remove cake layers from pans. Cool thoroughly on wire racks, about 30 more minutes. Frost with desired frosting (we used rainbow chip frosting because what other kind is there?).
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