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Sugar and Spice
Cake thats just right!
Try our Sugar and Spice Cake tonight!
Delight friends and family with this delicious spiced treat!
Apples, dates , cinnamon spices and a cream cheese icing topped with walnuts make for
a moist sweet cake that melts in your mouth.
Cake Ingredients
3/4 cup peeled and grated apples
1 1/2 cups snipped pitted dates
4 tbl. water
3/4 cup softened butter
1/2 granulated sugar
1/2 packed brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsps. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup honey
Cream Cheese Icing
4 oz. cream cheese
1/3 cup butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tbl. milk
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 coarsely chopped walnuts
To make Sugar and Spice Cake:
Preheat oven at 350. Grease and flour two 9" cake pans; Set aside.
Snip dates into small pieces in a small bowl, add 4 tbls. water and set aside for about 15 minutes, then drain. Meanwhile, also in a small bowl; peel and grate apples; Set aside.
In a medium bowl combine dry ingredients, flour, baking powder,baking soda and spices; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds, add sugar, brown sugar and vanilla; continue
beating until creamed well. Beat in eggs one at a time mixing well after each.
Measure out buttermilk in a small mixing bowl or 2 cup measuring cup then add 1/4 cup honey, stir until disolved; Set aside.
Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk honey mixture;
beat well and until fully incorporated.
Stir in apples and dates.
Divide batter into cake pans, bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing and cooling completely.
To make Icing:
In a medium mixing bowl, beat with an electric mixer on meduim-high speed, cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla until smooth (about 2 minutes). Add powdered sugar and continue beating for additional 2 minutes.
When cake is completely cooled, frost and assemble cake, top with walnuts if desired.
Enjoy! Serves 12.
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