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Mormor's Spice Cake · Shan's Way

From Mormor — for Shan

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  • 2 cups flour
  • 3½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1⅓ cups sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp cloves
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • — For Mormor's chocolate frosting — — For Mormor's chocolate frosting —
  • 3 tbsp shortening (Crisco)
  • 1½ tbsp butter
  • 4½ oz baking chocolate
  • 1 tbsp hot milk
  • 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¾ tsp vanilla
What you need
  1. Heat the oven to 350°F and grease two 8″ round pans. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together.
  2. Add the shortening, milk, and vanilla and beat hard 2 min.
  3. Add the eggs and beat 2 min more.
  4. Divide between the two pans and bake 35–40 min, until a toothpick comes clean. Cool completely before frosting.
  5. Frosting: melt the shortening, butter, and baking chocolate together over hot water (a bowl set over a simmering pan).
  6. Pour the hot milk over the confectioners' sugar and stir until dissolved; add the vanilla and salt.
  7. Add the melted chocolate mixture and beat until smooth and thick enough to spread.
  8. Frost the cooled cake. Let it sit about an hour before covering — or let the iced cake harden overnight for a firmer finish.
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Low salt — salt at the end and taste as you go; broth, cheese, and canned goods already bring salt.

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