I slept this morn till 9:00 – as usual. Ironed this aft. & baked a spice cake. Dale & I are taking Barbara, Peggy & Patti to the show tomorrow night. Its been real hot today. Bye.
She’s doing a lot of sleeping in late. I’m surprised Mildred would let her do that! Maybe she’s at work and doesn’t know.
Using another drive-in safety net by taking her cousins and Dale’s sister to the drive-in with them. If they take the kids along, then Dale won’t be trying anything!
I did not find a Spice Cake recipe in Hazel’s collection, nor did my sister find one in Mildred’s cookbook, but I have this recipe for Spice Cake, with no idea where I got it. But it made it into my “special recipe” collection, so that means it’s really good (and easy)!
Quick Spice Cake
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, spices, and salt.
Add the butter, egg, and buttermilk. Beat until smooth.
Fold in the raisins and walnuts, if desired.
Spread batter evenly in a greased 8″ x 8″ baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
Serve warm, cut into squares, with dollops of whipped cream or little scoops of vanilla ice cream. Yummy!
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