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This was my mom's recipe. I don't know where she got it. She used berries with juice in the cake. This is a rich moist cake. I don't know about the servings. This is also a good cake to make and give for Christmas or just bake for yourself. Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour |
1 teas. soda |
1 teas. baking powder |
1/2 cup cocoa |
1 scant teaspoon of each nutmeg, cloves, allspice, cinnamon |
1/2 teas salt |
2 1/4 cups of sugar |
1/2 cup shortening |
2 eggs |
1 cup berries with juice |
1 teas vanilla |
1 cup buttermilk |
1 tablespoon vinegar |
1/3 cup hot water |
Directions:
1. In a bowl mix together flour, soda, baking powder, cocoa, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, cinnamon and salt. You can also sift this 3 times with a sifter.
2. In a large bowl mix the sugar, shortening, eggs. Add the berries with juice and vanilla.
3. Mix together the buttermilk and vinegar.
4. Add buttermilk mixture and flour mixture alternately to the cake mixture mix that well. Then add 1/3 cup of hot water and mix well.
5. Pour in 3 large layer cake pans that have been greased and floured. Bake at 350 degress F about 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool a bit. Then turn out to cool.
6. Carmel Icing
7. In a heavy pan add 2 cups of brown sugar ( do not pack down)
8. Half or less cup of milk
9. Heat to boiling. Let boil about 5 minutes.
10. Remove from heat Add 3 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir and let cool.
11. When completely cool mix enough confectionery sugar until it will spread easily. Put Icing on cake.
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13. Note: I have also made this cake in a 9 x 13-inch pan and also a bundt cake pan. Cook time won't be the same but you still need to cook until tooth pick inserted in center come out clean.
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