Spice Cake

This cake should be stored for 24 hours to develop full flavor.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. cloves
• 1/8 tsp. ginger
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• Confectioners' sugar to sprinkle

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Grease 9-inch loaf pan.

3. In large bowl, cream butter with sugar and vanilla. Gradually stir in eggs and spices.

4. In seperate bowl, combine flour and baking powder; gradually stir flour mixture into egg mixture.

5. Pour batter into prepared pan; bake for 1 hour. Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack and cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Creative Cooking: Desserts
Submitted By: Linda Wilson
lwilson@gatecom.com
Spice Cake