Classic Spice Cake with Mocha Frosting
The original version of Classic Spice Cake, this hearty recipe from the Swans Down archives was featured in the 1934 cake recipe book entitled “The Latest Cake Secrets”, with a suggestion to “serve with tangy cider, frosted lemonade, sweet milk or coffee.”
Source: Reily Products
Ingredients
- sifted Swans Down® Cake Flour
- teaspoons baking powder
- teaspoon salt
- teaspoon cinnamon
- teaspoon ground mace
- teaspoons ground cloves
- unsalted butter, room temperature
- sugar
- eggs
- molasses
- milk
- Mocha Frosting
- unsalted butter, at room temperature
- sifted confectioners’ sugar
- tablespoons cocoa powder
- strong coffee
- teaspoon vanilla extract