Rutabaga Spice Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup cooked and mashed rutabaga
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1/3 cup softened butter
• 3 cups icing sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon rind

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening. add sugar and cream well. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. add rutabaga and mix well.
• 2 sift flour, salt, soda, baking powder and spices together. add alternately to creamed mixture with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. add nuts and mix well.
• 3 bake in a greased and floured 9 inch square cake pan for 45 to 50 minutes or until it tests done. frost with lemon butter icing.
• 4 to make icing, cream butter and 1 cup of the icing sugar until fluffy. add remaining sugar and lemon juice and rind alternately, beating until smooth.