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     Title: Spice Cake With Maple Frosting
Categories: Cakes
     Yield: 1 Cake

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     2 c  AP flour; sifted
   3/4 c  Sugar
   3/4 c  Milk
   1/2 c  Light brown sugar; packed
     2    Eggs
     1 ts Vanilla
 2 1/2 ts Baking powder
     1 ts Salt
     1 ts Cinnamon
     1 ts Allspice
   1/2 ts Ground cloves
   1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
   1/2 c  Vegetable shortening

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   1/4 c  Vegetable shortening
   1/2 ts Salt
   1/3 c  Pure maple syrup
     2 ts Vanilla
     3 tb Milk
     3 c  Powdered sugar

 Spice Cake:

 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 8" round cake pans. In a
 large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and spices.
 Cut in shortening and stir to blend well. Add milk, then stir in
 sugars, eggs, and vanilla.

 Beat with an electric mixer set on low until blended, scraping the
 sides of the bowl. Beat on high for 3 minutes. Pour batter into cake
 pans. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the
 center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pans. Remove to
 wire racks and let cool completely.

 Maple Frosting:

 Sift sugar. In a large bowl combine shortening, salt, syrup, vanilla,
 and 1 cup of sugar; mix well. Gradually beat in remaining sugar and
 milk until frosting is smooth and creamy. If too thin, add a little
 more powdered sugar. If too thick, add a little more milk. Use
 frosting immediately.

 If, for some reason, you don't like maple frosting, buttercream works
 nicely with the spice cake, too.

 Recipe by Jill McQuown <[email protected]>

 Recipe FROM: <news:[email protected]>,
 :            <news:rec.food.cooking/1562058>

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