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Viewed: 44 - Published at: 6 years agoIngredients
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup fresh dairy buttermilk
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3 whole eggs
- Frosting
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1 3/4 - 2 cups powdered icing sugar
Method
- In a mixer bowl, sift flour, white sugar, powder, soda, salt and spices.
- I also sometimes add a grating of fresh nutmeg, and a pinch of ginger if desired.
- (never measured amounts).
- Add buttermilk, brown sugar, and shortening.
- Beat for two minutes.
- Add eggs, and beat another and final two minutes.
- Spread batter into two greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
- Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes, until tester shows done.
- Cool and remove to wire rack for perfect cooling.
- Penuche Frosting:
- In saucepan melt the half cup butter and stir in the one cup brown sugar.
- Cook until dissolved and boil for two minutes.
- Remove from heat and add the quarter cup evaporated milk.
- Return to heat and return to boiling point stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Cool to lukewarm.
- Beat in 1 3/4 to 2 cups powdered icing sugar.
- If its too thick add in a few tablespoons more milk little at a time.
- If its too thin add in more icing powder a little at a time.
- When to your desired spreading consistency, fill and frost cake.