Spice Cake

By jdwooten

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ginger
• 1/2 tsp. grated nutmeg
• Sift together all ingredients and set aside.
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1/4 c. solid shortening
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 c. chunky applesauce
• 1 c. plump raisins
• 1/2 c. rough cut toasted walnuts
• Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 8 ounce package cream cheese
• 8 tbs. butter
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 1/4 c. confectioner's sugar
• 1/3 c. milk
• 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Use a mixer, cream together the butter, shortening, and eggs. Blend well, then turn to low speed. Add vanilla and applesauce.

Add raisins. Keep the mixer at low speed and start adding dry ingredients, don't over mix this. Just make sure the flour is all in, then stop mixing.

Pour into pan, bake in the middle of the oven for approximately 40 minutes until center tests done. Leave in pan and frost. Cream cheese style frosting.

Frosting:
Blend cream cheese, butter, vanilla, contectioner's sugar, milk and lemon juice. Beat well, add additional milk if necessary to be smooth and pretty.

Frost cake, make squiggles with a fork to design top.