Old-Fashioned Spice Cake with Boiled Icing

Name: Old-Fashioned Spice Cake with Boiled Icing
Yield: One 9-inch cake, about 12 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup milk; 2 large (¼ cup) egg whites; 1½ cups granulated sugar; ⅓ cup water; 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and freshly grated nutmeg; ½ teaspoon salt; 2⅔ cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 5 large eggs; 2½ teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and freshly grated nutmeg; 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and freshly grated nutmeg; 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and freshly grated nutmeg; 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup dark brown sugar; 1 cup granulated sugar

Preparation info

One 9 inch cake, about
12
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Bake

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1995

About

Though spice cake usually conjures up images of New England farm kitchens, it reminds me more of the cinnamon- and clove-scented pastries prepared by my Italian grandmothers.

Ingredients

Cake

16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup

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Method

Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
For the cake, in a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugars for about 5 minutes, until light and fluffy. In another bowl, stir the baking powder, spices, and salt into the flou