Warm fall spices in a rich buttermilk cake

Ingredients

• 1 cups brown sugar
• 1 stick butter, softened
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 5 large eggs, separated
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp nutmeg
• 0.25 tsp cloves
• 0.25 tsp allspice
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup buttermilk

Directions

1. Whisk dry ingredients together
2. Add wet ingredients and stir to combine
3. Bake for 25 min in two greased 9 inch cake pans at 350°F.

Notes

• Doesn’t halve neatly due to the eggs, but makes a fabulous layer cake with a basic buttercream icing.