Chocolate Spice Cake

• 34-1 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
• 12 teaspoon baking powder
• 12 teaspoon cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon nutmeg
• 14 teaspoon baking soda
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons chopped nuts
• 13 cup buttermilk

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.

sugar, shortening, vanilla, eggs, flour, cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt, nuts, buttermilk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-spice-cake-87926 (may not work)