Old Fashioned Spice Cake
Created by Puppitypup on October 21, 2014
- Servings: 15
- Prep Time: 8m
- Cook Time: 40m
- Recipe #14912
Ingredients
- 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
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flower a 9 x 13 pan.
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Step 2: In mixer, cream butter and sugar, add eggs and beat for 1 minute.
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Step 3: Whisk dry ingredients together and add to mixer alternately with buttermilk, beat for 1 minute.
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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.)
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TO MAKE THE SIMPLE SYRUP
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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.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (121.7 g)
- Calories 414.6
- Total Fat - 19.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.3 g
- Cholesterol - 89.9 mg
- Sodium - 256.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 54.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
- Sugars - 34.4 g
- Protein - 6.3 g
- Calcium - 67.9 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg