Oh, I know what you are thinking.
“She had an adventure with a Spice Girl.”
As if. I mean, I am a small town girl who loves her small town life and cannot fathom paying anything over $50 for a handbag. Posh Spice went to the Royal wedding. Scary Spice has her own reality TV show and a baby with Eddie Murphy. I don’t know what the other Spice girls are doing. Probably laughing everytime they go to the post box and pick up some ridiculous royalty check.
My adventure had everything to do with cake. In this case it was the cake for Father’s Day that had to be spice cake with Peanut Butter Icing.
It started when I went to my local grocer and there was not a single box of spice cake mix on the shelf. None.
Cherry Chip, yes. Various chocolate, yes. Funetti, oh yeah. But no spice cake. I knew what was going to happen at that moment if no spice cake with peanut butter icing showed up for dessert the following night. Personally, I was not in the mood for tears and frustration. So I grabbed a box of yellow cake mix and plotted my next move.
I thought about what makes a good spice cake which are the spices. I knew there were spice cake recipes from scratch. I knew those recipes would detail the type and amount needed. So I looked up a recipe for spice cake and found one that would help me get there.
I grounded the ginger and cloves, using the last of what I have in the grinders. I would really like more of these as the flavor is wonderful but I am not sure I can find them anymore.
While it was baking, I found the Peanut Butter Icing recipe on line. I thought I had printed a copy a few years ago. But it, like so many things, has disappeared in my house.
Your spice cake sounds delicious! I never would have mistaken it for the Spice Girls! (haven’t heard anything about that group in something like 20 years) Great way to celebrate Father’s Day… with CAKE!
It was tasty but I had to store it in the fridge so the peanut butter wouldn’t melt.
good for you! sounds delicious. i didn’t really make anything for father’s day, but my thirteen year old and i swung by the bakery and picked up some lovely strawberry cream cheese filled croissants and fancy coffee on our way to her dad’s house for her to share with him and her brother. i managed to sit in the sun and read for a few hours that day, though. both sun and sitting a rarity here.
That still sounds tasty. the kids like to cook, which is helpful.
Your creation sounds delicious!
Oh that sounds great. Love the combo of spices and peanut butter. Turned out pretty too.
He wanted that for our wedding cake but I said no. Instead we have it for his special occasions.
Whew! You saved the day! Lol. 🙂 I love making cakes out of boxes. For a while, I thought that was the way to do it, too. Silly me. Anyway, wonderful story-telling and thanks so much for visiting my blog earlier. Cheers!
I like making from scratch but some days quick is just the way.
Nice recovery, Rumbly. I’ve never even heard of peanut butter icing, and I’m still trying to imagine it with spice cake. I guess I’ll have to try it.
My husband’s family is from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I suspect this is a Penn. Dutch recipe.