Autumn Spice Cake

15 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F; line two 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper and lightly butter.
  2. 2
    Beat butter, shortening, and sugars together until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until smooth and light.
  3. 3
    Stir the buttermilk and vanilla together. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and spices together in a large bowl.
  4. 4
    Alternately stir the flour mixture and buttermilk, in thirds, into the beaten butter. Blend well with each addition.
  5. 5
    Pour batter into the pans and bake until center tests clean -- about 35 minutes. Cool cakes in the pans on a rack for 30 minutes, unmold, and cool completely before frosting (if desired).

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