Sugar 'n Spice Cake

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Title: Sugar 'n Spice Cake
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 10 servings

3/4 c Shortening
1 c Sugar
3/4 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
3 Eggs
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
3/4 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 ts Ground cinnamon
3/4 ts Ground cloves
1 c Buttermilk
1 ts Vanilla extract
Spiced buttercream frosting
; see recipe for

Recipe by: Southern Living
Preparation Time: 0:20
Cream shortening; gradually add sugars, beating well at
medium speed of an electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a
time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour and
next 5 ingredients. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture
alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with
flour mixture. Mix just until blended after each addition.
Stir in vanilla. Grease two 9-inch round cakepans, and
line with wax paper; grease wax paper. Pour batter into
prepared pans; bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or
until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool
completely on wire racks. Spread frosting between layers
and on top and sides of cake. Yield: one 2-layer cake.

SUGAR n' SPICE CUPCAKES: Spoon batter into paper-lined
muffin pans, filling each cup half full. Bake at 350
degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool on
wire racks. Frost with Spiced Buttercream Frosting.
Yield: 3 dozen.

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