Heirloom Spice Cake

14 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sifted all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1 cup butter
  • regular margarine
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup sour milk*
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup raisins
  • Sifted confectioners sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; set aside.
  2. 2
    Cream together butter and sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy, using electric mixer at medium speed.
  3. 3
    Beat in egg.
  4. 4
    Add dry ingredients alternately with sour milk to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition, using electric mixer at low speed.
  5. 5
    Stir in walnuts and raisins.
  6. 6
    Pour batter into greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan.
  7. 7
    Bake in 350 F. oven 40 minutes, or until cake tester or wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  8. 8
    Sprinkle with sifted confectioners sugar.
  9. 9
    Makes 16 servings.
  10. 10
    *NOTE: To sour milk, place 1 Tbsp.
  11. 11
    vinegar in measuring cup.
  12. 12
    Add enough milk to make 1 cup.
  13. 13
    Farm Journal's Complete Home Baking Book (1979)

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