Election Day Cake
12 to 14 servings
This recipe makes a tall, sturdy cake when baked in a 10-inch tube pan. The cake is not very sweet, and not as dense or as moist as a fruitcake. Adapted from Fleischmann's "New Treasury of Yeast Baking" booklet (1968):
For the cake:
4 to 4 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
2 packages active dry yeast (not rapid-rise yeast)
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus additional for the pan
1 1/2 cups very hot water
