Grandma Schneider's Spice Cake Recipe
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Ingredients: 2 1/2 c. flour 1 1/2 c. sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp.ground cloves 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg 3/4 c. soft butter 2 c. raisins 2 c. pecan halves 3 eggs 1 c. sour milk or buttermilk if making sour milk, use 1 T. vinegar in 1 c. regular milk need greased bundt pan or large spring form pan, well greased & floured
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Directions:This a dense heavy cake like pound cake. Preheat oven to 350º. Cream butter & add sugar and eggs till mix is fluffy. Add flour sifted with spices. Add soda into milk and stir to batter. Hint* before you add raisins & pecans shake them into a small bag of flour. This will keep them from sinking to the bottom of the pan. Pour into pan and bake 1 hour until toothpick comes out clean. |
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Notes: This unusual recipe from Grandma Schneider from Germany was a very well guarded secret recipe for many years. She gave it finally to me when I married her grandson. He would ask for this as a Christmas present!
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