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october cake(cider&spice)

Syndilou avatar
Recipe by
Cindy Rice
@Syndilou
Springfield, VT

I was perusing one of my very old cookbooks..this one came out of a very old edition of farm journal/ country cookbook..Okay..here it is..this is a very awesome cake..perfect with a cup of coffee/tea/ or milk..I ran out of lemon juice so I used a mixture of pure lemon extract and apple cider vinegar...still awesome..next time I will double the filling and icing recipes..but there was enough..( just )

yield serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For october cake(cider&spice)

  • 3 cups
    sifted cake flour
  • 1TBSP.
    baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp.
    salt
  • 1 tsp.
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp
    ground cloves( slightly heaping)
  • 3/4 cup
    shortening
  • 1 1/2 cup
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 3
    eggs,beaten
  • 1TBSP.
    lemon juice
  • 1 cup
    apple cider

How To Make october cake(cider&spice)

  • 1
    Sift all dry ingredients together in a bowl..set aside..cream shortening and sugar together in a seperate bowl; add eggs; beat until thoroughly blended.
  • 2
    Add lemon juice to cider. Add alternately with dry ingredients to creamed mixture, beating after each addition.
  • 3
    Pour batter into 3 greased 8" pans. Bake in moderate oven( 350°) 25 to 30 minutes.let stand 10 min..turn out to cool..place in freezer for quick cool down..when cool, spread cider filling between layers; then frost with creamy cider icing.. As follows:
  • 4
    CIDER FILLING: combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 tso. Salt, and 3 TBSP. Cornstarch in sauce pan. Add 1 cup cider; mix. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick and clear. Remove from heat. Add 2 tbsp. Lemon juice and 2 tbsp. Butter. Cool.
  • 5
    CREAMY CIDER ICING: Melt 1/2 cup butter in sauce pan; blend in 3 1/2 tbsp. Flour and 1/4 tsp. salt.add 1/2 cup cider; stir well. Bring to boil; cook 1 min,stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add 3 cups (I used only 2; still plenty sweet) sifted confectionary sugar and beat well. Add 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts. ( didn't use nuts this time; my youngest doesn't like them..will next time)..
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