Frosted Spice Cake

By Addie

From Berkshire, Massachusetts, Lorraine Darocha sends this moist and flavorful spice cake. It's easy to add cinnamon to prepared vanilla frosting for the fast finishing touch.

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/8 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups water
• 2/3 cup canola oil
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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• 1 can (12 ounces) whipped vanilla frosting
• Cinnamon, to taste (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Combine the water, oil, vinegar and vanilla; add to dry ingredients and beat until smooth (batter will be thin).

Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Stir remaining cinnamon into frosting; spread over cake. Yield: 20 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe does not use eggs.

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REVIEW:

The whole family loved this! I made it with the 7-minute white icing recipe from the Joy of Cooking cookbook. The kids ate a piece of this with a piece of spice cake made by someone else, and this one won hands down. The other was so bland and dry in comparison.