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Sour Cream Spice Cake Recipe

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Edna Hoffman, Hebron, Indiana, perks up a meal with this old-fashioned layer cake. The dense cake is rich in spices, while the frosting is fluffy and sweet.

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Sour Cream Spice Cake Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 12-16 Servings

35 25 60

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups cake flour
1-1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
FROSTING:
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup water
2 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; gently fold into batter.
Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
For frosting, combine the brown sugar, egg whites, water and cream of tartar in a small heavy saucepan over low heat. With a hand mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating on low over low heat until frosting reaches 160°, about 20 minutes.
Pour into a large bowl; add vanilla. Beat on high until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 283 calories, 9 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 65 mg cholesterol, 251 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Sour Cream Spice Cake in Taste of Home December/January 2003, p19

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Reviewed on Jan. 07, 2013 by ESNelson

I have not had much success with cakes, but this was by far the best cake I have ever made. I made this for my husbands birthday (he does not care for sweets) he said this was the BEST cake he had ever made. I followed the recipe exactly except I used a bundt pan and added 5-10 mins to the baking time.

Reviewed on May. 27, 2010 by cookingirl78

The cake turned out terrific, even though I didn't have cake flour and had to put the eggs in whole because I dirtied my beaters before reading the recipe. It is finely textured, moist, with the right mix of spices. I put it in a 9 x 13 pan without a problem. I will frost it with an ordinary vanilla cream frosting, but the frosting given in the recipe sounds very good. An all-around good recipe!