Faulknerian Family Spice Cake, With Caramel Icing

• 1/2 pound butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening (yes, shortening)
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon mace (don't leave this out)
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup plus 2 tbsp milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, shortening, sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time.
2. Sift together dry ingredients, twice. Add dry mixture to creamed mixture, alternating with the milk. Add vanilla. Bake in a greased floured tube pan at 325 for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until cake tests for doneness. Serve with caramel icing.
3. Make Caramel Icing: in a saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter; stir in 1 cup packed brown sugar, 1/3 cup cream. Remove from heat and stir until smooth. Return to heat and bring to boil for 1 minute. Let the mixture cool. Beat in 2 cups confectioners sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla.

butter, shortening, sugar, eggs, flour, cinnamon, mace, allspice, nutmeg, ground cloves, salt, baking powder, milk, vanilla

Taken from food52.com/recipes/1846-faulknerian-family-spice-cake-with-caramel-icing (may not work)