Spice Cake (Greenville Alabama)

The Greenville spice cake emerged in Alabama in the 1700s when exotic food were becoming popular at the dinner table. Excellent paired with a crea cheese frosting.

1 cup butter
3 cups brown sugar
3 eggs
3½ cups all-purpose flour, unbleached
1 cup milk
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup raisins
1 cup pecans
1 Tbsp. ground cloves
1 Tbsp. ground mace
1 Tbsp. ground nutmeg
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C/160°C fan, Gas Mark 4). Lightly grease 2 cake pans.

Cream sugar with butter; add well-beaten yolks.

Sift flour and spices together.

Add flour and spices to the cream mixture alternating with milk.

Dissolve the baking soda in 1 Tbsp. of warm water and add to cream/flour mixture.

Add enough flour to coat raisins and nuts, fold into cream/flour mixture.

Lastly, fold in egg whites.

Pour batter into prepared cake pans and bake for 50 minutes.

Traditionally this cake is frosted with Mocha Icing.