Nut Spice Cake

Submitted by Coppercloud

"This is from Amish Cooking."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 2 9" rounds
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 3 cups cake flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2⁄3 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup nuts, chopped

directions

1. Sift all dry ingredients together. Cream the shortening and add the sugars gradually, cream them well.
2. Add eggs one at a time and beat mixture well after each addition.
3. Add the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk.
4. Add the nuts with the final addition of dry ingredients.
5. Pour batter into 2 greased paper-lined 9" round cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.