Spiced Cake In Layers
- Ready In:
- 27mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
12-16
ingredients
- 8 ounces butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 10 eggs, at room temperature separated
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 4 ounces butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
directions
- Cream the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer.
- Add egg yolks and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites and salt until firm (but not stiff) peaks form.
- Fold about one-third of the egg whites into the yolk mixture, followed by the remaining whites.
- Fold in the flour.
- Divide the resulting mixture evenly between two bowls.
- Add the spices to one of the bowls and stir well.
- Butter a 9-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with a buttered round of parchment or waxed paper (Wilton's cake release also works well--or use crisco, and then tap flour over the bottom and sides of pan.) Spread 1/2 cup of the spiced batter in the bottom of the pan, spreading it evenly with a rubber spatula.
- Bake in a preheated 300F oven until it is firm enough to be brushed lightly with a pastry brush, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and brush lightly with melted butter.
- Spread 1/2 cup of the plain batter over the top of the previous layer, bake until set (about 10 minutes), and brush with melted butter.
- Repeat, alternating the spiced and plain batters, until all the batter is used- this should produce about 12 layers.
- Cool on a wire rack for about 15 minutes, then invert the cake on the wire rack to cool completely.
- Remove the parchment and dust with powdered sugar.
- Serve in very thin slices.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
Have any thoughts about this recipe?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
spatchcock
United States
bok bok, bok bok bok bok.