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Old Fashioned Spice Cake

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Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Cinnamon Crunch Topping

  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup chopped nuts
  • 1/4 cup milk or cream

Instructions
 

Cake

  • Place shortening in bowl, sift together flour, granulated and brown sugar, baking powder, salt and spices into bowl.
  • Add milk and vanilla.
  • Beat 2 minutes, then scrape bowl and spoon.
  • Add eggs and beat an additional 2 minutes.
  • Pour batter into greased 9x13” pan.
  • Bake at 375ºF for about 30 minutes.

Topping

  • Combine brown sugar, cinnamon and flour
  • Stir in melted butter, nuts and milk
  • When cake has been removed from oven, spread lightly with topping
  • Place under broiler about 3 minutes
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