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Old Fashioned Spice Cake

Here's how you make Old Fashioned Spice Cake
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  • Servings: 15
  • Prep: 8m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 15 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • FOR SIMPLE SYRUP
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flower a 9 x 13 pan.

  • Step 2: In mixer, cream butter and sugar, add eggs and beat for 1 minute.

  • Step 3: Whisk dry ingredients together and add to mixer alternately with buttermilk, beat for 1 minute.

  • Step 4: Pour into pan and bake for 35 minutes or until done. Once cake has cooled, brush with simple syrup to keep moist, if desired. (Especially if you cooked it too long.)

  • TO MAKE THE SIMPLE SYRUP

  • Step 5: Combine sugar and water in heavy saucepan, cooking over medium-high heat until they come to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir until sugar is completely dissolved, about 7 minutes. Let cool completely before using, keep in airtight container in fridge.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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