Dad's Favorite Spice Cake

Recipe Ingredients

3 cups	187g / 6.6oz	All-purpose flour
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
2 1/2 teaspoons	12ml	Ground cinnamon (to 3 tsp)
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground nutmeg
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Butter or margarine - softened
1 1/4 cups	247g / 8.7oz	Granulated sugar
1/2 cup	80g / 2.8oz	Brown sugar - packed
3		Eggs
3/4 cup	177ml	Water
1 1/4 cups	137g / 4.8oz	Semi-sweet chocolate morsels
		Glaze
1/2 cup	118ml	Milk
3/4 cup	82g / 2.9oz	Semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 tablespoon	15ml	Corn syrup

Recipe Instructions

In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.

In large mixer bowl, cream butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in dry ingredients alternately with water; stir in 1-1/4 cup morsels. Spoon batter into greased and floured 10" fluted tube pan.

Bake in preheated 350F oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool for 10 minutes.

Remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

GLAZE- in small heavy saucepan over low heat, melt 3/4 cup morsels, milk and corn syrup, stirring until smooth. Cool for 10 minutes; pour over cake.

Serve with ice cream.

Source:
Midwest Living, February 1996

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