Ladies Aid Spice Cake Recipes

EASY SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake mix with spices.
• Prepare cake mix according to directions on box.
• Bake according to cake mix directions on the box.
• Frost with your favorite icing or frosting.

MOIST, TENDER SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a metal or disposable foil 9-by-13-inch pan. Whisk dry ingredients and spices in a large bowl. Mix milk, eggs and vanilla extract in a 2-cup measuring cup.
• Beat softened butter into dry ingredients, first on low, then medium, until mixture forms pebble-sized pieces. Add about 1/3 of the milk mixture and beat on low until smooth. Add remaining milk mixture in two stages; beat on medium speed until batter is just smooth. Add the sugar; beat until just incorporated, about 30 seconds. Pour batter into cake pan.
• Bake until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the cake's center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Set pan on a wire rack; let cool for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the pan perimeter and turn cake onto rack. Let cool.

GRANDMA'S CIDER'N SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream sugar and shorttening in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in molasses and honey.
• Combine dry ingredients and add 1/2 to the creamed mixture; beat until moistened.
• With mixer running at low speed, blend in hot cider.
• Add remaining dry ingredients, mixing well.
• Add egg and vanilla; beat for one minute on medium speed.
• Spread batter in a greased 8 inch square baking pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven 25 to 30 minutes or until a pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Prepare glaze by stirring apple jelly and apple cider together in a small pan.
• Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until jelly is melted and mixture is smooth.
• Spoon hot glaze over the cake and sprinkle with walnuts.
• Cool.
• Top with whipped cream or a mixture of 8 oz whipped cream and 1/2 cup sour cream and sprinkled with a little bit of cinnamon or ginger.

SISTER LITTLE'S SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased pan.
• Add spices to suit your taste.
• Bake 20 minutes at 350*.

BIRTHDAY SPICE CAKE.

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients together until completely blended. Bake at 350 f for 50 minutes, or until a fork in the middle is mostly clean.
• For the caramel sauce, see my other recipe.

RHUBARB SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening; lightly flour.
• In large bowl, beat flour, 1 1/4 cups of the sugar and remaining ingredients except rhubarb, nuts and whipped cream with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in rhubarb. Pour into pan. Sprinkle with nuts and remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Serve with Sweetened Whipped Cream.

SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream sugar and butter. Add eggs; beat well. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Mix well. Pour into a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until the cake tests done. Cool. For frosting, cream shortening and butter in a bowl. Add vanilla. Gradually beat in sugar. Add milk; beat until light and fluffy. Frost cake.

LADIES AID SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine shortening, sugar, water, raisins, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves and bring to a boil. let cool.
• combine flour, baking soda, and nuts. add to liquid mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees in a greased and floured loaf pan, 50 minutes-1 hour.
• for a 9x13 pan, double the recipe.