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Spice Cake with Boiled Icing




Source of Recipe


My grandmother and mom


Recipe Introduction


Hope you enjoy! This is a favorite of mine and one I treasure as a special memory from my mom. When I'm missing her this is a sweet reminder of the love of cooking and baking she left to me!
Spice Cake
©2003 Jeannie Sherwood

Cream together:
1/2 cup shortening
1 tbsp. molasses
1 1/2 cups sugar

Add:
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla

Beat in:
2 eggs

Alternately add:
1 cup of milk
and
2 1/2 cups of Sifted Cake Flour

Stir in by hand:
1 tbsp. double acting baking powder

Pour into well prepared 9" round pans.
or
One 9x13

Bake in a preheated 375º oven for 25 minutes or until tester shows done.

Rest on racks for 15 minutes, remove and allow to cool completely before icing.

Boiled Icing
©2003 Jeannie Sherwood

Mix together the following ingredients in a heavy guage saucepan or double boiler:

1 cup dark brown sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 cup of heavy half n' half
3 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 tbsp. light corn syrup

Mix all the following together and allow to come slowly to a boil; boil for one minute. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

Optional addition:
1 tbsp. instant coffee crystals

Stir in:
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

With hand mixer beat in:
1-2 cups sifted confectioners sugar. You decide the consistancy you desire. For instance, if I'm making a 9x13 cake that is staying put in the pan I don't mind if the icing is a bit runny. If I'm making the 9" rounds I like it stiffer.