Toasted Nut Spice Cake

• 2/3 cup butter
• 2 cups brown sugar (packed)
• 2 egg yolks (save whites in separate bowl for the meringue)
• 1 1/4 cups sour milk (directions for souring milk included in recipe)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 1/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• meringue
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)

1. If you do not have sour milk - put 1 1/4 tablespoons vinegar in cup and fill with milk, place the cup of milk in small bowl adding the remaining 1/4 cup of milk, let stand for several minutes to sour.
2. Cream butter and brown sugar, add egg yolks and vanilla mixing well.
3. In large bowl flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt and whisk together to blend.
4. Dissolve baking soda in sour milk, adding the sour milk and dry ingredients alternately to batter and mix well.
5. Spread into a 9x 13 pan.
6. Make meringue - beat egg whites until stiff, gradually add the brown sugar, continue beating until nice and smooth, Spread over cake batter, sprinkle with chopped nuts.
7. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes.

butter, brown sugar, egg yolks, sour milk, baking soda, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg, salt, vanilla, meringue, egg whites, brown sugar, walnuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/toasted-nut-spice-cake-300982 (may not work)