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Fall Spice Cake

Source of Recipe


From "Consuming Passions" by Michael Lee West






List of Ingredients



• 1-3/4 cups flour
  
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1 tsp ground cloves
  
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 1-1/2 sticks butter, room temperature
  
• 3/4 cup sugar
  
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
  
• 3 eggs
  
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• 1 cup chopped pecans
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 375° F. Grease and lightly flour a 9- x 13-inch pan.
   
   
2. Sift together the dry ingredients. Cream the butter and sugars. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk. Add the vanilla and pecans, and blend.
   
   
3. Bake 35 to 40 minutes.
   
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   When cool, frost with:
   
   CARAMEL ICING
   
   • 1 stick unsalted butter
   • 1/2 cup brown sugar
   • 2 Tbsp evaporated milk
   • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
   
   In a saucepan, combine the butter and brown sugar. Cook over low flame for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Gradually add the milk. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and cool.
   
   Add the confectioners' sugar and beat. (If it's too thick, add 1 teaspoon milk.)