100 Year Old Clove Cake

dont try stoking up the woodstove to make this cake though!

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter
• 2 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 5  eggs
• 3  cups flour
• 1  tablespoon clove
• 1  tablespoon cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  cup  sour milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Cream butter and sugar.
3. Beat eggs well and add.
4. Sift flour and spices together.
5. Stir baking soda with 1/3 of the milk.
6. Mix with egg/sugar mixture.
7. Add rest of milk, alternating with flour mixture.
8. Pour into a greased 10 inch tube pan.
9. Bake 45-55 mins
10. HINT: If you dont have sour milk, add a tablespoon of vinegar to the milk to sour it.