SPICE CAKE AND CHOCOLATE FROSTING -GLADYS' RECIPE

Spice Cake and Chocolate Frosting -Gladys' Recipe image

Provided by Beth M.

Categories Cakes

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 17

CAKE INGREDIENTS:
2 c sugar
2 large eggs
2 Tbsp crisco shortening
2 c milk
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cloves
1 pinch salt
3 c flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 c chopped raisins *optional
FROSTING INGREDIENTS:
2 chocolate, unsweetened squares
1/3 stick butter
milk, you need to judge the amount!
2/3 pkg confectioners' sugar (the one pound box)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven,usually a cake is baked at 350 degrees, she didn't write it down! Grease and flour a 9"X 13" pan.
2. Sift the dry ingredients. Combine HALF the milk and half the dry ingredients, add eggs, beat, add remainingmilk and dry ingredients. Stir in raisins. Pour into prepared baking pan.
3. THIS IS THE BEST PART: "BAKE UNTIL JUST ABOUT DONE", her very words! For a beginning baker this is tough to know, so I'm stating,bake for 35 or 40 minutes and test with a cake tester or tooth pick; and if it comes out clean it's done. Also if you press on it gently and it springs back, it is fine. If it leaves an indent bake a few minutes more and test it again. :) NOTE: 36 mins. worked for me on 2/20/12.
4. TO MAKE FROSTING: MELT CHOCOLATE ADD SOFT BUTTER, STIR IN 1/3 OF PACKAGE OF THE SUGAR AND ADD A TABLESPOON OF MILK, ADD ANOTHER BIT OF SUGAR AND MORE MILK IF NEEDED. You want it to be "spreading consistency" not dripping, so don't add too much milk at a time, just a spoonful each time. Cool cake completely and then frost. NOTE: 3 Tbs. butter, and 2 Tbs.milk, with 3 cups confectioners' sugar, and the 2 squares of melted chocolate.