#1837 - Marbled Spice Cake

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 cups sifted cake flour (measure before sifting)
1 1/3 cups white sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup Crisco shortening
3/4 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

In a mixer add Crisco, milk and vanilla--beat. Add salt and white sugar--beat. Add eggs and baking powder--beat. Add sifted cake flour--beat until mixed, then beat for 2 minutes. Pour the batter evenly into two separate bowls/ To the first batter bowl add cinnamon, cloves, allspice and nutmeg--stir with a spoon. Grease a 9 x 13 cake pan. Pour the cinnamon mixture batter evenly into the cake pan. Carefully pour the other bowl of batter evenly on top of the cinnamon mixture batter. Use a tableknife to marble the cake batter. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool completely--frost as desired.