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Ingredients
| cake flour: 2 cups |
| baking powder: 1 tsp |
| baking soda: 1 tsp |
| salt: 1/4 tsp |
| ground ginger: 1 Tbl |
| ground cinnamon: 2 tsp |
| ground cloves: 1/2 tsp |
| ground nutmeg: 1/2 tsp |
| multipurpose shortening: 1/2 cup |
| light brown sugar (packed): 2/3 cup |
| maple syrup: 1 cup |
| sour cream: 2/3 cup |
| eggs: 2 |
| sour cream: 1/3 cup |
Maple Ginger Cake
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"This is a popular recipe along the eastern seaboard where maple syrup runs in March."
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Prep Time
15 min -
Cook Time
30 min -
Servings
20 serving(s)
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 inch round cake layer pans.
- Sift together into a bowl; cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Add the shortening, brown sugar, maple syrup, and 2/3 cup sour cream. Beat for 2 minutes with an electric mixer set at medium speed. Beat in the eggs and 1/3 cup sour cream and mix for another 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes, or until cake springs back lightly when touched. Cool for 5 minutes, then remove from pans and continue cooling.