Grandma's Buttermilk Spice Cake

I'm submitting this recipe to honor my grandma's awesome cooking legacy! This is a family favorite! Enjoy.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 20
• Yields: 1 double layer round cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup shortening
• 2  cups sugar
• 4  eggs
• 3  cups flour
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon nutmeg
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  pinch ground cloves
• 1 1⁄2 cups buttermilk
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄3 cup  . buttermilk
• 1  teaspoon baking soda

• icing

• 1  cup  Crisco
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup milk
• 1 (3 1/2ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease and lightly flour two 9" round cake pans.
3. In a large bowl, cream together shortening, sugar and eggs.
4. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
5. Add to creamed sugar mixture.
6. Beat together and while mixing, add 1 1/2 cups buttermilk and the vanilla.
7. Beat on medium until well mixed.
8. In a small, separate bowl, mix 1/3 cup buttermilk with 1 teaspoons baking soda.
9. With a spatula, gently fold the baking soda and buttermilk mixture to batter.
10. Divide the batter into the two 9" round pans and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
11. Let cakes cool.
12. Meanwhile, prepare icing by mixing all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
13. Whip hard for 5-10 minutes.
14. Place one cake on a cake plate.
15. Put approximately 1/3 frosting on top of the cake. Top with the second cake.
16. Frost the top of the second cake and the sides of both cakes.
17. Enjoy!