Buttermilk Maple Spice Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
• 3 sift the flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cloves, and nutmeg, into a large bowl; set aside.
• 4 in another bowl, blend eggs, buttermilk, maple syrup, oil and molasses.
• 5 make a well in the dry mixture and stir in the egg mixture, just until smooth; do not beat.
• 6 pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
• 7 cool in the pan.