#2690 - Buttermilk Spice Cake

(Aunt Faye [Herman] Minier)

2 cups Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
2 eggs
1/3 cup lard or butter
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
3 cups sifted flour (measure before sifting)

In a mixer add brown sugar and lard/butter--beat. Add eggs--beat. Add baking soda, baking powder, ground cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg--beat. Add buttermilk--beat. Slowly add flour--beat. Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool completely. Frost as desired.