Chocolate Spice Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4-1 cup sugar (use 1 cup if you like it sweet)
• 3 tablespoons crisco shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons chopped nuts
• 1/3 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 9" round baking pan, and dust with flour.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat sugar and shortening until very well mixed; add in vanilla and eggs, beat for 2 minutes at medium speed.
• 4 sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture, with the buttermilk, beat for 2 minutes at low speed until moistened, then at medium speed for another 2 minutes.
• 5 stir in the chopped nuts.
• 6 transfer to prepared baking pan.
• 7 bake for 20-30 minutes, or until cake tests done with a toothpick.
• 8 note: mini chocolate chips may be substituted for the chopped nuts, or use 2 tbsp of both.