Lady Baltimore Cake with Mocha Frosting

Name: Lady Baltimore Cake with Mocha Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 12 to 15
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Baking spray with flour; 2 3/4 cups cake flour; 1 2/3 cups sugar; 4 1/2 tsps. baking powder; 1 tsp. salt; 1 1/3 cups milk; 2/3 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening; 3 large eggs; 2 tsps. vanilla extract; COCOA MOCHA FROSTING; 3/4 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening; 1 tbsp. vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder; 4 to 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 5 tbsps. strong brewed Folgers Classic Roast® Coffee; 1 cup raisins; 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans or almonds; 2 tbsps. Smucker's® Simply Fruit® Orange Marmalade Spreadable Fruit

Prep Time 45 min

Cook Time 30 Min

Servings 12 to 15

Difficulty Moderate

Ingredients

Baking spray with flour
2 3/4 cups cake flour
1 2/3 cups sugar
4 1/2 tsps. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/3 cups milk
2/3 cup Crisco^® All-Vegetable Shortening
3 large eggs
2 tsps. vanilla extract
COCOA MOCHA FROSTING
3/4 cup Crisco^® All-Vegetable Shortening
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
4 to 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
5 tbsps. strong brewed Folgers Classic Roast^® Coffee
1 cup raisins
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans or almonds
2 tbsps. Smucker's^® Simply Fruit^® Orange Marmalade Spreadable Fruit

Directions

Step 1
HEAT oven to 350ºF. Coat two round 9-inch cake pans with flour no-stick cooking spray.
Step 2
COMBINE cake flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large mixing bowl. Add 1 cup milk and shortening. Blend with electric mixer at low speed. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Add eggs, 1/3 cup milk and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared cake pans.
Step 3
BAKE 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes in pans on racks. Remove from pans to cool completely.
Step 4
BEAT shortening, vanilla, salt and cocoa. Add powdered sugar and coffee alternately, beating until smooth.
Step 5
PLACE 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Stir together 2/3 cup frosting with raisins, pecans and marmalade. Spread on top of layer. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Frost sides and top of cake with remaining frosting.
Step 6
*To make 1 cup strong brewed coffee: Measure 1/3 cup Folgers Classic Roast ground coffee and 1 1/3 cup cold water into a drip coffeemaker.