S'pudding Spice Cake With Caramel Frosting

• 1 34 cups sugar
• 1 cup mashed potatoes, no seasoning
• 34 cup Crisco
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 1 12 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 34 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 14 cup butter, softened
• 1 whole pecans

1. cream sugar, potatoes, crisco, salt and spices for 4 minutes -- add eggs, beat till blended -- add buttermilk.
2. mix, alternately with flour.
3. pour into 2 greased and floured 9" round cake pans --
4. bake at 350* for 30-35 minutes.or toothpick test.
5. to prepare CARAMEL FROSTING:.
6. melt butter in pan, stir in brown sugar.cook over low heat 2 minutes -- add milk, bring to a full boil -- cool to lukewarm without stirring --
7. add powdered sugar, beat till smooth -- and of spreading consistency --
8. frost cooled cake.
9. I live to decorate the outside edge of top frosted layer with whole pecans.this is just a personal preference.

sugar, mashed potatoes, crisco, salt, cinnamon, powdered sugar, nutmeg, eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, flour, brown sugar, powdered sugar, milk, butter, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spudding-spice-cake-with-caramel-frosting-127612 (may not work)