Dad's Favorite Spice Cake
- -Waldine Van Geffen VGHC42A
- 3 c All-purpose flour
- 2 ts Baking powder
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 2 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon; or 3
- 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
- 1 c Butter or margarine; soft
- 1 1/4 c Granulated sugar
- 1/2 c Brown sugar; packed
- 3 Eggs
- 3/4 c Water
- 1 1/4 c Semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- GLAZE
- 1/2 c Milk
- 3/4 c Semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- 1 tb Corn syrup
In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon
and nutmeg. In large mixer bowl, cream butter,
granulated sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a
time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat
in dry ingredients alternately with water; stir in
1-1/4 c morsels. Spoon batter into greased and floured
10" fluted tube pan. Bake in preheated 350~ oven for
45 to 50 minutes or until pick inserted in center
comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan.
Cool completely on wire rack. GLAZE- in small heavy
saucepan over low heat, melt 3/4 c morsels, milk and
corn syrup, stirring until smooth. Cool for 10
minutes; pour over cake. Serve with ice cream. Source:
Times-Picayune (wrv)
and nutmeg. In large mixer bowl, cream butter,
granulated sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a
time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat
in dry ingredients alternately with water; stir in
1-1/4 c morsels. Spoon batter into greased and floured
10" fluted tube pan. Bake in preheated 350~ oven for
45 to 50 minutes or until pick inserted in center
comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan.
Cool completely on wire rack. GLAZE- in small heavy
saucepan over low heat, melt 3/4 c morsels, milk and
corn syrup, stirring until smooth. Cool for 10
minutes; pour over cake. Serve with ice cream. Source:
Times-Picayune (wrv)
