Comments on: Old-Fashioned Spice Cake

By: 150 Best Fall Recipes | Brown Eyed Baker

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By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:42:25 +0000

Thank you for the scrumptious cake! I’ve looked for years for a recipe like this but until you posted this one, I had nothing even close. The flavor & texture of this cake reminds me of Persimmon cookies I used to make when I lived in California (they’re hard to come by in SC!). Absolutely delicious!! The only thing I had to change was that I let the raisins sit too long & they absorbed too much of the liquid & I had to add extra water in order to make the batter. (My flour could have been too dry also). But all in all, it was a lucious, moist & easy cake (we felt it needed no frosting but I think I might try it sometime with a good vanilla buttercream). Thanks so much for sharing this great cake!!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:43:10 +0000

I made this today and it turned out beautifully!

Thank you so much! I love old recipes!!!! ;o)

By: Jerry Ayers

Jerry Ayers — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:33:27 +0000

Excellent! It’s Fall and baking time and I’ve been craving a good old fashioned spice cake! This is the perfect ticket! Gonna keep this at the front of the recipe box. Delicious! I hope your Aunt is pleased that you are honoring her wonderful gift and talents by sharing such a great story and perfect cake recipe.

By: susan

susan — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:06:35 +0000

Oh my goodness! I cook once a week for a men’s rehab. I wanted a comfort autumn dessert and found yours while looking for spice cake.
It is absolutely delicious. I doubled the recipe and it worked great. The men loved it. A big hit, warm, smells wonderful while baking and even better the next day. Thanks for sharing. Next timeI will drizzle a little burnt sugar frosting on top for an added touch of sweetness. Loved it.

By: eleanor

eleanor — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:26:25 +0000

I have to write out the spice cake recipe as my printer for some reason will not do the job. I did print out the no bake chocolate peanut butter and oatmeal cookies but the cake will not respond to my printer…Oh well back to the old fashion way, write it by hand. Its worth it to me. thanks again

By: eleanor

eleanor — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:14:17 +0000

The cake was delicious. First time I tried it. The only problem now is that my husband and his co-workers want more. It was very high and fluffy, I think Id like it in a lil larger pan so it could be spread a bit thinner. I want a good choc. frosting this time.

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By: laby

laby — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:30:08 +0000

Turned out great! Next time I might try it with diced apples.

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:27:10 +0000

Hi, Michelle and Others…Looking at the newspaper clipping, my guess is that the name is “Poorman’s” rather than “Poor Man’s”….and I would further guess that “Poorman’s” was an eatery somewhere–Restaurant, cafeteria, et al. Or maybe a family’s last name. Whaddya think?

Can’t wait to try the cake, looks yummy!

Ann

By: steve johnson

steve johnson — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:16:15 +0000

thanks again for a stunning cake i made this cake twice now and found 2 and half cups of water left my batter just a bit wet so my currents sank, so the second time i made it i reduced the water to 2 cups and ad, a tbs of golden syrup to the boilin currents and ts of cinnamon to it and, then when my cake cool down i cut it and put in betty crockers vanilla icing wel, wot a cake best ever thanks a lot……………

By: steve johnson

steve johnson — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:07:00 +0000

comment! about old fashiond spice cake” i made this cake last week’ and it was so nice and tender…nice cake thaks////////////

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:05:10 +0000

Funny thing about this recipe is that growing up we always ate “Bachelor’s Cookies” which was actually a chocolate cake baked in a 9×13 pan. I remember asking my dad’s wife at the time why it was called “cookies” when it was actually cake, and she said it was because Bachelor’s could only be bothered to have one pan in their house, so they would just fit this recipe into whatever pan they had in the house – and they can’t be bothered to make actual “cookies” … batches? What?! Haha, anyway, just a little random (and probably false) background. Very Random…

By: Kerstin

Kerstin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:50:49 +0000

I always enjoy reading about family recipes. The spice cake looks fantastic and I love the raisins in it!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:27:16 +0000

stephchows – I love the idea of Amaretto to spike the raisins! I may try that next time!

By: stephchows

stephchows — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:07:20 +0000

Oh wow, I’ve never heard of such a process!! I’d be tempted to add some amaretto in the first step and spike the raisins hehe. My family signature dish would have to be the ravioli recipe passed down on my dad’s side. It’s SO GOOD!! And a total family affair when we make them We’ll make a good 14 dozen at a time and freeze them for later

By: ashley

ashley — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:07:05 +0000

we totally have a fab chocolate cake recipe that’s a fam secret. maybe one of these days i’ll blog about it! anyway – your ‘cookies’ look good!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:10:27 +0000

Heidi – That is such a cute story! My grandma has a recipe for pound cake with cherries and walnuts that she used to make around Christmas, so I’m anxious to see the “Pool Cake”!!

By: Heidi

Heidi — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:05:20 +0000

Old recipes are the best! My grandmother made something we called “Pool Cake” which was actually a pound cake with cherries. I thought we at it at the pool, but when I asked my 87 year old grandmother she told me she got the recipe from a lady at the pool and that’s how it got its name. I’m going to blog about it sometime this summer.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:58:32 +0000

Meghan – I know what you mean about things going by taste – many of my grandma’s recipes are the same. There are just ingredients listed and then it’s “by feel”. Very difficult!

Avanika – Glad you like the recipe, and that paper for writing recipes came in a recipe book I got as a gift – “The Recipe File” – http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1841727628

By: Risa

Risa — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:09:13 +0000

I love old recipes. It is great that you still have the newspaper clipping.

By: Avanika(YumsiliciousBakes)

Avanika(YumsiliciousBakes) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:21:56 +0000

The ‘cookies’ look great! I love finding new methods of making the same thing, so this boiling the raisins part has me intrigued.
Ooh, and I simply love the paper you have for writing recipes on. Very cool!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:18:36 +0000

It’s so cool that your found that clipping! I love spice cake but have never made it from scratch myself. Your aunt’s version looks delicious. My aunt makes a famous buttercream frosting that I’ve been thinking about trying to duplicate recently…she just adjusts the amount of ingredients to taste so I’ve been hesitant to try!