Grenadian Spice Cake

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, chilled, cut into tablespoon-size pieces
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lime zest
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• 2 sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
• 3 in a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter.
• 4 beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the lime zest, nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice.
• 5 add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk, stirring after each addition.
• 6 pour batter into the prepared pan.
• 7 bake for 75 to 90 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• 8 cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool completely.