Maple Ginger Cake

• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup real maple syrup
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup sour cream

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 inch round cake layer pans.
2. Sift together into a bowl; cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Add the shortening, brown sugar, maple syrup, and 2/3 cup sour cream. Beat for 2 minutes with an electric mixer set at medium speed. Beat in the eggs and 1/3 cup sour cream and mix for another 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes, or until cake springs back lightly when touched. Cool for 5 minutes, then remove from pans and continue cooling.

cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, shortening, brown sugar, maple syrup, sour cream, eggs, sour cream

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7695/maple-ginger-cake/ (may not work)