Shelly's Recipe

SPICE CAKE WITH SEA FOAM FROSTING

Category: Cakes

2 1/4 cake flour, sifted before measuring
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves and ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
3/4 cup butter flavored shortening (Crisco)
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup room temp buttermilk mixed with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Sea Foam Frosting
2 egg whites
1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350. Spray two 9 inch round cake pans with flour-added cooking spray. Sift together dry ingredients. Stir in salt and spices (cinnamon, cloves, ginger, black pepper). Set aside.

Beat shortening and both sugars until mixed. Increase speed to high and beat until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating for 30 seconds after each egg. Add flour and buttermilk vanilla mixture alternately, beginning and ending with flour.

Divide batter evenly between the cake pans and bake for 28 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Invert onto cooling racks.

Prepare sea foam frosting. Set a deep metal bowl over a pan of boiling water. Reduce heat to a good simmer. Combine egg whites, light brown sugar, and water. Beat over boiling water for 7 minutes or until soft peaks form. Add vanilla and beat until thick enough to spread.