Grandma's Buttermilk Spice Cake

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 2 12 teaspoons baking powder
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 12 cups buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 13 cup . buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup Crisco
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Grease and lightly flour two 9" round cake pans.
3. In a large bowl, cream together shortening, sugar and eggs.
4. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
5. Add to creamed sugar mixture.
6. Beat together and while mixing, add 1 1/2 cups buttermilk and the vanilla.
7. Beat on medium until well mixed.
8. In a small, separate bowl, mix 1/3 cup buttermilk with 1 teaspoons baking soda.
9. With a spatula, gently fold the baking soda and buttermilk mixture to batter.
10. Divide the batter into the two 9" round pans and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
11. Let cakes cool.
12. Meanwhile, prepare icing by mixing all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
13. Whip hard for 5-10 minutes.
14. Place one cake on a cake plate.
15. Put approximately 1/3 frosting on top of the cake.
16. Top with the second cake.
17. Frost the top of the second cake and the sides of both cakes.
18. Enjoy!

shortening, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, ground cloves, buttermilk, vanilla, buttermilk, baking soda, crisco, sugar, milk, vanilla instant pudding

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grandmas-buttermilk-spice-cake-218554 (may not work)