Re: REC: Spice Cake with Maple Frosting

On 4/27/2025 6:06 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

On Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:47:52 +0000, BryanGSimmons wrote:
 

On 4/27/2025 6:34 AM, Jill McQuown wrote:

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This is a very old recipe; I don't recall where I got it.  I plan to use
it today to make cupcakes to share with people in my office building.
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Spice Cake
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2 c. sifted AP flour
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. milk
1/2 c. light brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 c. vegetable shortening

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Only a pig would use vegetable shortening in the 21st century.

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And you'd oink your way right to the table, pushing
everyone out of the way and bury your mug right into
that cake.

Obviously Bryan is such an excellent baker he's qualified to criticize. One could use butter instead.  But Mr. Piggy probably thinks using high oleic sunflower oil would be better, even though it would totally screw it up.
Jill