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Show ofi t12 IVeelc ' GRANDMOTHER'S SPICE CAKE 2 cups flour 1,4 cup shortening 3 teaspoons baking 1 cup sugar powder a,i teaspoon cloves Vi teaspoon cream 14 teaspoons cln-of cln-of tartar namon 2 eggs well beaten teaspoon nutmeg V4 teaspoon salt cup cold, strong 3 tablespoons coffee molasses ' Sift dry .Ingredients. Cream sugar and shortening and beaten eggs together. Add molasses and coffee mixture. Start with flour-, then coffee, etc. Bake in 10-inch square pan, 375 degrees, 25 to 30 minutes. Cut in half and cover with caramel frosting. Caramel Frosting:, cups brown ',4 cup corn syrup sugar 114 cups milk 154 cups granu- . 2 tablespoons butter lated sugar Combine sugars, syrup and milk, and bring to boiling point, stirring constantly. As soon as the mixture boils and sugars are dissolved, cook, without stirring, to a very soft ball, 234-236 degrees F. Add butter, remove from fire, cool to lukewarm, then beat till thick and creamy. Spread quickly. While spreading one layer, the remainder of frosting may be set over a pan of hot water to prevent pre-vent it from stiffening before it can be spread. |