Mccalls Best Spice Cake

DEBBIE HOLLAND, HXRH11B 2 1/2 c Flour, sifted

1 ts Baking powder

1 ts Baking soda

1 ts Salt

1 ts Cinnamon

1/2 ts Cloves

1/8 ts Black pepper

1/2 c Margarine, softened

1/2 c Brown sugar

1 c Sugar

2 Eggs

1 ts Vanilla extract

1 1/4 c Buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grese well and flour 2, eight inch pans or a 13x9 inch baking pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, soda,

cinnamon, cloves, pepper. 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. February 1979.................Debbie Holland Taken from McCalls Cookbook given to me by Uncle Edward, Aunt Tootsie, Sharon Kay and Beverly as a wedding gift. I use white frosting for this but you can use caramel, mocha or spiced as well. RECIPE CLUB OCTOBER 1994 -----