Re: REC: Spice Cake with Maple Frosting

Jill McQuown wrote:
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Maple Frosting
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1/4 c. vegetable shortening
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. pure maple syrup
2 tsp. vanilla
3 Tbs. milk
3 c. powdered sugar
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Sift sugar.  In a large bowl combine shortening, salt, syrup, vanilla
and 1 cup of sugar; mix well.  Gradually beat in remaining sugar and
milk until frosting is smooth and creamy.  If too thin, add a little
more powdered sugar.  If too thick, add a little more milk.  Use
frosting immediately.

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  as much as i do love a good vanilla, in this case i
would not use it.
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If, for some reason, you don't like maple frosting, buttercream works
nicely with the spice cake, too.

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  lemon icing is also nice for many spice cakes.