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Jack Hartman's Favorite Spice Cake

Source of Recipe

Kay Hartman via McCall's


List of Ingredients

2 1/2 cups cake flour, or 2 cup + 3 T all-purpose sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
*1/2 teaspoon nutmeg*
*3/4 teaspoon allspice*
1/2 cup margarine softened
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups buttermilk



Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grese well and flour 2, eight inch pans or a 13x9 inch baking
pan.

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, soda, cinnamon, cloves, pepper *and nutmeg and allspice*.

In a large bowl use electric mixer at high speed to beat butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Occasionally scrate the sides of the bowl with a scrapper.

At low speed, beat in flour mixture (in fourths) alternately with buttermilk (in thirds) beginning and ending with the flour.

Beat until smooth about one minute.

Pour batter into prepared pans; bake until surgace springs
back when gently touched with fingertips.

Layers 30-35 minutes and oblong 45 minutes.

Cool in pan on wire rack.

Frost as desired.