Buttermilk Maple Spice Cake

• 1 cup all-purpose flour or 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
3. Sift the flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cloves, nutmeg, and cayenne into a large bowl. Set aside.
4. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, maple syrup, oil, and molasses until well blended.
5. Make a well in the dry mixture and gently fold in the egg mixture, just until all is thoroughly moistened.
6. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
7. Cool in the pan.

flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, salt, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, cayenne, eggs, buttermilk, maple syrup, vegetable oil, blackstrap molasses

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/buttermilk-maple-spice-cake-136252 (may not work)