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Windy's Spice Cake with Butter Icing

Source of Recipe

Buddy Cookbook


List of Ingredients

Cake:
1/2 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
2-3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour milk
1 cup raisins

Butter Icing:
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
2-2/3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons milk



Recipe

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs. beat thoroughly. Sift flour, measure and sift with spices, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Combine sifted dry ingredients and milk alternately with creamed sugar and shortening. Beat thoroughly. Add raisins which have been dredged in 2 Tablespoons of the flour. Pour into well oiled loaf pan, bake in 375 degree oven 40 to 50 minutes. Frost with butter icing.

Butter Icing: Sift sugar. Combine with melted butter, lemon juice, salt, and milk. Beat until creamy. Cover the cake with icing.