Buttermilk Spice Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup walnuts

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and brown sugar. i would do 1/4 cup shortening and 1/4 cup butter.
• 2 add eggs.
• 3 sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice together.
• 4 add wet and dry ingredients alternately.
• 5 stir in raisins and walnuts.
• 6 place batter in lightly greased and floured pan.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 25 minutes in a 13x9 pan. i think this cake would do better in a smaller, taller cake pan but you would have to bake it longer. bundt pan takes 45 minutes or thereabouts.