Spiced Cake

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup Butter
• 1 cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 Egg Yolks
• 2/3 cup Buttermilk (or milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice/vinegar) (Originally sour milk. Substituted with buttermilk for modern preference.)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon Ground Mace
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda (Originally soda (historical name for baking soda).)
• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 Egg White
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar (for icing) (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))
• 1 tablespoon Milk (for icing) (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))

Instructions

1. 1In a large bowl, cream the butter. Add the sugar and egg yolks, mixing well until combined. In a separate bowl, mix and sift together the dry ingredients: cinnamon, cloves, mace, baking soda, and flour.
2. 2Sift the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk. Add the vanilla extract and the stiffly beaten egg white, gently folding until just combined.
3. 3Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare a loaf cake pan with waxed paper. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
4. 4While the cake is cooling, whisk together powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Once the cake has cooled, cover with the icing.