Sunday, June 5, 2011

Vegan Spice Cake


This is a heavy but extremely tasty spice cake (almost to the point of being a gingerbread). It's cheap, easy, vegan, and the sort of thing that it feels like Laura Ingals Wilder might have eaten.

The steps are a little weird, but I've done it several times, and they really do work.

1 cup water
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. cloves
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup shortening
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder

Place water, cinnamon, cloves, brown sugar, shortening, nutmeg and salt in a saucepan and mix. Place on heat and bring to a boil. Cook 3 minutes. Allow to cool, then sift together the flour, baking soda and baking powder. Stir into cooked mixture.

You should end up with a very thick batter that will have to be pushed into the edges of your pan. Transfer batter to a well-oiled pan and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until cake tests done.

Cool and enjoy!

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