Chocolate Spice Cake
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 8 Categories:
Cakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients: 3/4
c
Sugar 3
tb
Shortening 1/2
ts
Lemon extract, if desired 1/2
ts
Vanilla 2
Eggs 1
c
Flour 2
tb
Unsweetened cocoa 1/2
ts
Baking powder 1/2
ts
Cinnamon 1/2
ts
Nutmeg 1/4
ts
Baking soda 1/4
ts
Salt 2
tb
Chopped nuts 1/3
c
Buttermilk* 2
ts
Powdered sugar
Directions:
*To substitiute for buttermilk, use 1 teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice
plus skim milk to make 1/3 cup.
Heat oven to 350. Spray 9" round cake pan with nonstick cooking
spray; dust lightly with flour. In large bowl, beat sugar and
shortening until well mixed. Add lemon extract, vanilla and eggs;
beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Lightly spoon flour into measuring
cup; level off. Add flour and remaining ingredients except powdered
sugar. Beat at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes at medium
speed. Pour into sprayed and floured pan. Bake 20-30 minutes until
tootpick tests clean. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack. Using small
strainer, sprinkle top of cake with powdered sugar. cool completely
before serving.
Per serving: 210 cal., 4g pro., 33g carb., 1g fiber, 8g fat, 53mg
chol., 160mg sod., 80mg pot., 1 starch, 1 fruit and 1 1/2 fat
exchanges.
Fast and Healthy Jan/Feb 95 typed by Carolyn Shaw 1-95 Submitted By
CAROLYN SHAW On 01-16-95 (1439)
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