Ambrosia Cake

Name: Ambrosia Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening; 2 cups sugar; 3 eggs, beaten; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk; 1/2 cup cocoa; 1 cup boiling water; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 medium apple, peeled and finely chopped

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
3 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup boiling water
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 medium apple, peeled and finely chopped

Directions

1

Cream shortening and sugar in a large mixing bowl; beat well. Add eggs, mixing well; set aside.
2

Dissolve soda in buttermilk; set aside. Dissolve cocoa in boiling water, stirring until well blended; set aside.
3

Combine flour and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and cocoa mixtures, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in apple.
4

Pour batter into 4 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely.
5

Spread filling between layers; spread top and sides of cake with frosting. Garnish top of cake with Marzipan fruit.