Brown Sugar Cake

Ingredients:

• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs

Preparation:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour three 9 inch cake pans.
3. Cream the brown sugar and the butter.  Add the eggs, and mix well.
4. Mix the baking soda and the sour cream, and add this to the creamed mixture.
5. Sift the flour with the baking powder and spices. 
6. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture.
7. Pour batter into three 9 inch round greased and floured cake pans.
8. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until cakes tests done.

Note:  Cake may be served plain or with a dollop of whip cream, or with one of the following frostings:

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 pkg.(8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese softened
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine softened;
1 tsp. vanilla
pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar (about 4 cups), sifted

1. BEAT cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
2. ADD sugar gradually, beating until well blended after each addition.

Guava Cream Cheese Frosting:

1/4 cup guava jam
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2/3 cup cream cheese, at room temperature

1. In a bowl, combine the jam, lime juice and cream cheese.
2. Using a fork, mash and stir briskly until light and fluffy.

 

White Chocolate & Cream Icing

Double cream - 300 ml (½ pint)
White chocolate - 375g (13 oz), broken up
Lemon juice - 1 tsp

1. Gently heat the cream in a small saucepan until bubbling around the edges.
2. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate and stand covered for 1 minute.
3. Stir until smooth and all the chocolate has melted, beat in the lemon juice.
4. Chill until firm enough to hold a peak.
5. Cover the top and sides of the cake with the icing.