Title

Spice Cake

Subject

sugar

butter

lard

egg

baking soda

flour

cinnamon

cloves

nutmeg

sour milk

powdered sugar

nuts

Description

Spice Cake
Mrs Bert Collins
1 cup of sugar cream
(1/2 .. .. butter & lard cream together
1 egg break on butter & lard) Stir together
1 teaspoon soda in (flour
1 1/2 cups flour. (measure before sifted)
1/2 teas cinnamon, 1/4 cloves 1/4 teas nutmeg
3/4 cup sour milk. add last
put a powder frosting and chopped
nuts on top of cake. frosting

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# Spice Cake

*From Mrs. Bert Collins*

## Ingredients

- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, lard, or combination (see Editor's Notes)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups flour, measured before sifting
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 3/4 cup sour milk (or buttermilk)

## Topping

- Powdered sugar frosting (see below)
- Chopped nuts

## Instructions

1. Cream sugar and butter or lard together until light and fluffy.
2. Break egg directly onto creamed mixture and stir together well.
3. Sift baking soda, flour, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg together.
4. Add sifted dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with sour milk, beginning and ending with flour.
5. Pour into a greased and floured 8x8 or 9x9 pan.
6. Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Cool completely before frosting.
8. Spread powdered sugar frosting over cooled cake and sprinkle with chopped nuts.

## Powdered Sugar Frosting

### Ingredients

- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp butter, softened
- 2-3 Tbsp milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla

### Instructions

1. Cream butter and powdered sugar together.
2. Add milk a tablespoon at a time until spreading consistency is reached.
3. Stir in vanilla.

Creator

Alberta P. Thornton

Source

RCA0005 - VTG 175+ Recipes w Box Handwritten Clipped Breads Pies Casseroles Seafood Donut (eBay)

Date

1950s

Contributor

Mrs. Bert Collins

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Handwritten recipe card

Identifier

RCA0005-20260528-0084

Coverage

Maine, US