Prince Of Wales Cake

• 3/4 c. butter
• 1 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 Tbsp. molasses
• 2 1/2 c. sifted cake flour
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 c. buttermilk
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 egg yolk
• grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 Tbsp. butter

1. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
2. Add eggs and molasses; beat thoroughly.
3. Sift flour with spices, baking powder, soda and salt.
4. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately in thirds with buttermilk, beating smooth after each addition. Grease two 8-inch cake pans.
5. Pour batter in pans.
6. Bake at 375u0b0 (you may have to adjust oven heat to 350u0b0) for 30 minutes.
7. Take layers out of pans and cool thoroughly on cake racks.
8. Assemble layers together with Lemon Filling and frost with Boiled Icing.

butter, sugar, eggs, molasses, cake flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, sugar, cornstarch, salt, egg yolk, grated rind, butter

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1084907 (may not work)