Mums Special Spice Cake Recipes

SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 375.
• Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl and mix well.
• Pour into a buttered 9x12 pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes (or until firm in the middle).
• Cool on a rack before cutting.

MOIST, TENDER SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a metal or disposable foil 9-by-13-inch pan. Whisk dry ingredients and spices in a large bowl. Mix milk, eggs and vanilla extract in a 2-cup measuring cup.
• Beat softened butter into dry ingredients, first on low, then medium, until mixture forms pebble-sized pieces. Add about 1/3 of the milk mixture and beat on low until smooth. Add remaining milk mixture in two stages; beat on medium speed until batter is just smooth. Add the sugar; beat until just incorporated, about 30 seconds. Pour batter into cake pan.
• Bake until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the cake's center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Set pan on a wire rack; let cool for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the pan perimeter and turn cake onto rack. Let cool.

PECAN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and grease a tube pan.
• Cream butter with the (both) sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the beaten eggs and blend well.
• Sift in the dry ingredients and alternately, add in the buttermilk, mixing well after each addition.
• Stir in the pecans.
• Pour into the greased tube pan.
• Bake for around 1 hour.

LIGHT SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• In 8 inch square pan, mix well flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Add applesauce, vinegar and water. Mix briskly with fork till well blended. Bake at preheated 350 for 30 minutes or till pick in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack.

MUM'S SPECIAL SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Bring sugar, hot water, salt, cinnamon, allspice, Crisco, and raisins to a boil and SIMMER 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, COMBINE 2 teaspoons baking soda and 1 tablespoon HOT water.
• ADD baking soda and HOT water combined to boiled mixture. Do not mix in, just pour in and it WILL sizzle/bubble.
• MUST COOL mixture to room temperature.
• When cool, mix in 3 cups flour.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 55 minutes to an hour.
• Cake is best left for 3 to 4 days before serving.
• HINT: Looks nice if baked in a fluted Bundt* pan and can be wrapped in aluminum foil.
• ENJOY!
• NOTE: To prevent the cake from sticking, it is IMPORTANT that all the creases of the fluted sides are WELL greased with Crisco and floured before pouring in batter.

HARVEST SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients and stir.
• Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in 2 eggs. Add dry ingredients alternately with pumpkin and mix till well combined. Add chocolate chips and most of the walnuts, reserving some to sprinkle on top of cake before baking.
• Bake in greased and floured Bundt or tube pan at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes.