Grandma's Wonderful Spice Cake
- 60g / 2 oz butter
- 1 whole egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 190g / 1½ cups sugar
- 1½ tsp each cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda, dissolved in 1 tbsp hot water
- 320g / 2½ cups regular flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1½ cup buttermilk (I worked this out to 340g)
- Icing sugar
- Preheat oven at 180 degrees centigrade / gas mark 4.
- Cream the butter, add sugar, eggs, then spices and soda.
- Add the flour, with baking powder added, alternately with the buttermilk.
- Bake in a shallow, oblong pan for 30-35 minutes.
- For icing, you can beat the egg white until it foams, then add icing sugar to make a thick paste. Spread while the cake is slightly warm.
Recipe by Miss Thrifty at https://www.miss-thrifty.co.uk/thrifty-recipe-grandmas-wonderful-spice-cake/
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