Growing up, my brother John always chose this spice cake as his birthday dessert. | Source: Author
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Ingredients
For the cake:
1/2 cup (63 g) shortening (I used Crisco)
1 cup (125 g) brown or white sugar (I used light brown sugar)
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups (250 g) flour
1 cup (245 g) sour milk (Note: If you don’t happen to have sour milk on hand, you can easily make it by adding 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to a scant cup of milk. It will be ready for use in recipes within a few minutes.)
For the streusel topping:
1/2 cup (107 g) brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup (66 g) chopped nuts (I used walnuts, but pecans would also be flavorful)
One thing was certain. All of these desserts were made from scratch. I never saw a store-bought cake mix in my mother’s pantry. My mother also made all of the bread
I can relate to this Peggy. Same in my family too. The recipes in those days were prepared with lot of effort and that's why they were so special. I liked the above cake recipe shared by you. I can almost smell the aroma. Cinnamon and ginger go…
