Two cups sugar, 3 cups flour, 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup milk or water, yolks of 5 eggs, 2 teaspoons of cloves, 3 teaspoons of cinnamon, 2 teaspoons of allspice, 3 teaspoons of ginger, 1 nutmeg, 2 teaspoons baking powder. Bake in 3 layers, using icing between.

Spice Cake

One cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of molasses, 1/2 cup of butter, 2 or 3 eggs, 1/2 cup of milk, sweet or sour, 1 1/2 teaspoon soda, 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of cloves, 1 cup of raisins. Have the batter a little stiff. About 2 cups of flour.

Detroit Spice Cake

Three pounds seedless raisins, 1 1/2 pound citron, 1 pound butter, 2 1/2 cups sugar, 2 cups sweet milk, 4 cups flour, 6 eggs, 2 large teaspoons of baking powder, 3 teaspoons cinnamon, 2 teaspoons mace. Bake in loaves.

Spice Cake

One cup butter, 3 cups sugar, 5 cups flour, 1 of sweet milk, 5 eggs, 1 pound of raisins, chopped fine, 3 teaspoonfuls baking powder, 1 tablespoonful cinnamon, 1 teaspoonful cloves, 1 teaspoonful nutmeg.

Spice Cake

Two cups brown sugar, 2 cups flour, 1 cup sour milk, 1/2 cup butter, 1 teaspoonful soda, yolks of 6 eggs, 1 teaspoonful of all kinds of spices or as much as you like. Bake in layers, with frosting between.