It's a ball searching through old Victorian cook books, these old gems hold a wealth of long forgotten recipes and methods. Spice Cake was a very popular treat in the1800's. The recipe pictured is in the Ladies Home Cook Book from 1896 and is close to the one I use for chuck wagon shows.
In a large bowl combine dry ingredients:
3 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cloves
1 1/2 tsp ginger
1 1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 1/2 tsp cinnamon
To the dry ingredients add:
3/4 stick softened butter
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup water
3 beaten eggs
Mix well and pour batter into a lightly greased and floured 12 x 15 sheet pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes.
3 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cloves
1 1/2 tsp ginger
1 1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 1/2 tsp cinnamon
To the dry ingredients add:
3/4 stick softened butter
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup water
3 beaten eggs
Mix well and pour batter into a lightly greased and floured 12 x 15 sheet pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes.
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