New Duchess Spice Cake with Maple Buttercream F
Yield
12 servingsPrep
25 minCook
35 minReady
60 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 ½ | cups |
cake flour
sifted, OR: |
|
| 2 ⅓ | cups |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
cinnamon
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
cloves
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | cup |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| ⅔ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| Maple buttercream frosting | |||
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
(regular only) |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
butter
softened |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
maple flavoring
|
* |
| 4 | cups |
powdered sugar
(1 pound) |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
milk
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 591 | ml |
cake flour
sifted, OR: |
|
| 552 | ml |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
nutmeg
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
cloves
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 237 | ml |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| 158 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| Maple buttercream frosting | |||
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
(regular only) |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
| 5 | ml |
maple flavoring
|
* |
| 946 | ml |
powdered sugar
(1 pound) |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
milk
|
|
Directions
Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans or one 13 x 9 inch oblong pan.
Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt together.
Add the brown sugar, shortening and buttermilk.
Beat 2 minutes.
Add eggs.
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Bake layer pans for 30 to 35 minutes, oblong pan 45 minutes until cake tests done.
Cool. Frost.
Frosting:
Cream butter and shortening.
Add maple flavoring.
Gradually add powdered sugar.
Gradually add milk and continue beating until light and airy.
Add more milk if needed.
Color with paste colors.
This icing is a light yellow and colors you add will be affected by this.
