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Spice Cake

Uncle Gene's favorite.

You can substitute butter for shortening and slightly scant the buttermilk to make up for the liquid difference.

Ingredients	Step
	Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2¼ c. (270 g) cake flour 1 c. sugar 1 t. baking powder ¾ t. baking soda 1 t. salt 1 t. cloves ¾ t. cinnamon ½ t. nutmeg	Sift dry ingredients together in the bowl of a stand mixer.
	Grease and flour two 9" round cake tins (1½ inch deep).
¾ c. brown sugar ¾ c. shortening 1 c. buttermilk	Stir into the flour mixture, then beat for 2 minutes.
3 medium eggs	Add and beat in for 2 minutes.
	Pour into prepared pans. Bake 20-35 minutes, obeying the toothpick test.
	Cool slightly and remove from pans.
1½ c. brown sugar ¼ c. cream (ideally clotted cream or cream from the top of non-hydrogenated milk) 2 T. butter 1 T. vanilla	As you remove the cakes from the oven, prepare the frosting: Bring ingredients to a boil and boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, then use a hand blender to beat until creamy, adding a little cream if necessary to make it easier to spread. Spread it onto the cake while the cakes are still warm.
	Cut cake while warm.

Source: my grandma

This recipe must chill overnight, so plan ahead. It makes roughly 4 dozen small cookies.

If you substitute butter for shortening, use ¼ c. milk instead of ⅓ c.

Ingredients	Step
½ c. shortening 1⅔ c. sugar	Cream together.
2 t. vanilla 2 eggs, beaten 2 oz. unsweetened Baker's chocolate, melted	Add & beat.
2 c. flour, sifted 2 t. baking powder ½ t. salt	Sift together.
⅓ c. milk (or ¼ c. if using butter)	Add to the mixer alternately with dry ingredients.
½ c. walnuts, chopped	Stir in.
	Scrape down bowl, cover, and chill overnight.
powdered sugar	Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. Form dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in confectioner's sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.

Source: my grandma