Grandma M's Toasted Nut Spice Cake

10m
Prep Time
45m
Cook Time
55m
Ready In

Recipe: #2802

November 19, 2011



"From my mom's cookbook, searched through a good many of her cookbooks to find this old fashioned favourite of hers. A crowd pleaser and one that has them coming back for seconds. Repeats and recipe requests when this one gets served, thank you mom!"

Original is 12 servings

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (112.7 g)
  • Calories 424.9
  • Total Fat - 15.2 g
  • Saturated Fat - 2.7 g
  • Cholesterol - 2.4 mg
  • Sodium - 266.7 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 69 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 1.6 g
  • Sugars - 22 g
  • Protein - 3.7 g
  • Calcium - 53.4 mg
  • Iron - 1.3 mg
  • Vitamin C - 2.2 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

If you do not have sour milk - put 1 1/4 tablespoons vinegar in cup and fill with milk, place the cup of milk in small bowl adding the remaining 1/4 cup of milk, let stand for several minutes to sour

Step 2

Cream butter and brown sugar, add egg yolks and vanilla mixing well

Step 3

In large bowl flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt and whisk together to blend

Step 4

Dissolve baking soda in sour milk, adding the sour milk and dry ingredients alternately to batter and mix well. Spread into a greased 9 x 13 pan

Step 5

Make meringue, beat egg whites until stiff, gradually add the brown sugar, continue beating until nice and smooth, Spread over cake batter, sprinkle with chopped nuts

Step 6

Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes. Cool before serving.

Step 7

When slicing I dip the knife in hot water, makes cutting through the meringue easier and makes for nice slices

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