By Jette Stuart
Fall Spice Cake
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/ teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease well and flour a 9inch round pan.
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and ginger.
In a large bowl use electric mixer at high speed to beat butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
Occasionally scrape the sides of the bowl with a scraper.
At low speed, beat in flour mixture (in fourths) alternately with buttermilk (in thirds) beginning and ending with the flour.
Beat until smooth about one minute.
Pour batter into prepared pans; bake until surface springs back when gently touched with fingertips.
Bake for 40-45 minutes.
Cool in pan on wire rack.
Frost with vanilla frosting.
Vanilla Frosting
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1 -1/2 cups confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons cream or milk
Combine all ingredients and whip until light and fluffly.
Enjoy!