Tropical aroma cake
Tropical aroma cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- Icing/filling:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 tablespoons strong coffee
Recipe method:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Grease and flour three 8 inch diameter round cake pans.
- Cream the shortening.
- Add the sugar a little at a time, then add the eggs, mixing thoroughly.
- Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, nutmeg and cinnamon.
- Add a little of the dry ingredients to the first mixture.
- Add milk, a small amount at a time, then the remaining dry ingredients.
- Divide two thirds of this batter between 2 of the prepared pans.
- To the remaining batter, add the cocoa, which has been mixed with the cold water.
- Spoon into the third cake pan.
- Bake the layers for 15-20 minutes, until the cakes test done.
- Transfer to racks and let cool completely.
- Filling/icing: Cream the butter. Add the sugar and cocoa very slowly, beating until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and coffee, a few drops at a time, until the filling is soft enough to spread.
- Remove the cakes from their pans.
- Place a white layer on a plate.
- Spread a thin layer of icing over the top.
- Add the dark layer, spreading a thin layer of icing over the top.
- Top with the third layer.
- Spread top and sides with the remaining icing.
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