Honey spice layer cake
Ingredients Lbs. Ozs. Method
SPICE BLEND:
Cinnamon 1 oz.
Allspice 1/2 oz.
Mace 1/2 oz.
Combine.
CAKE:
Honey 14 oz.
Water 14 oz.
Sugar 11 oz.
Light brown sugar 10 oz.
Combine. Mix at 1st speed of 3-speed mixer until sugars are dissolved, about 2 minutes.
Cake flour 1 lb. 11 oz.
Nonfat dry milk 3 oz.
Baking powder 1 1/2 oz.
Salt 3/4 oz.
Spice blend 1/2
Cake shortening 14 1/2 oz.
Emulsifier, cake-type 1/2 oz.
Combine; add to above. Mix at 1 st speed for one minute. Increase to 2nd speed and mix for four minutes.
Eggs 14 1/2 oz.
Water 7 oz.
Slowly add with mixer running at 1st speed.
Egg whites 2 oz.
Vanilla 1/3 oz.
Add slowly, mix at 1 st speed for 4 minutes.
Instructions: Deposit 14 ozs. batter into greased parchment-lined 9-in. cake pans. Bake at 360·F for 25 minutes. Yields about eight 9-in. Iayers.
