Chocolate Spice Cake

Name: Chocolate Spice Cake
Yield: makes one 8-inch 2-layer cake
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup butter; 1 egg; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 cups flour; 1 cup raisins; 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate; 1 cup butter; 1 egg; 3 cups powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/2 tablespoons milk; Pinch of salt

December 9, 2011

This was my great-grandmother’s recipe and has been the traditional Carle family birthday cake for four generations. That means that for four generations we have argued about how many raisins should be in the cake. My grandfather liked it like a fruitcake, loaded with raisins and other dried fruit, and my oldest sister, Mindy, likes it with none. But, since we are writing the book, it’s 1 cup.

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