spice cake - bang bang bang!

mmmmm - this was the perfect warming up treat for our new bank manager today..

but before I give you the details - have a listen to my favourite new groovy song from Mark Ronson.. sure to get your bum moving...


Right - so Gretta and I made Spice Cake with Burnt Butter Icing. YUMMO.
Here tis..

Spice Cake:
Sift together
2c flour (I use spelt)
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t bicarb
1t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1/4 t gr. cloves
1/4 t gr. ginger
set aside then mix together:
1/4 c butter
1/4 c oil (never rancid canola/corn/veg - I use Macadamia Oil or Rice Bran or stable oil)
1 1/4 c raw sugar
1/2 vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/4 c buttermilk or sour milk
add dry to wet and combine thouroughly
bake on 175C for about 35 minutes until a knife comes out clean..

Burnt Butter Icing: (a rich caramely flavour and easy peasy!)
(I used 1/2 this recipe for the above cake)
in sm saucepan on Med/Hi heat melt 1/2 c butter till melted and then begins to turn brown. The browning happens quick, so watch it that you don't burn it.
remove from the heat and put into a bowl
then sift over 4 c icing sugar
2 T milk
1 t vanilla
beat until desired consistency adding a tiny bit of milk if needed.