Spice Cake
2 cups Flour
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
1/2 cup Butter or Margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1 1/4 cups Buttermilk (or sour milk...1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice and enough milk to make the total you need for the recipe)
-Preheat the oven to 350. Grease a 9x13 pan.
-Stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Set aside.
-Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixer until well combined. Add vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
-Add the butter mixture to the dry ingredients alternating with the buttermilk. Mix well after each addition.
-Pour into prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Frost as desired. Cut into pieces and serve.
I like to frost this cake with a simple Cream Cheese Frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 block Cream Cheese (8oz)
1/2 cup Butter, softened
3-4 cups Powdered Sugar
Whip the Cream Cheese and Butter together. Slowly add the Powdered Sugar until you reach the desired consistency (I like to stick with 3 cups because I like the frosting not so sweet!).
