New Duchess Spice Cake with Maple Buttercream F

• 2 1/2 cups cake flour sifted, OR:
• 213 cups flour, all-purpose sifted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3/4 teaspoon cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 23 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening (regular only)
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 4 cups powdered sugar (1 pound)
• 2 tablespoons milk

1. Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans or one 13 x 9 inch oblong pan.
2. Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt together.
3. Add the brown sugar, shortening and buttermilk.
4. Beat 2 minutes.
5. Add eggs.
6. Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
7. Bake layer pans for 30 to 35 minutes, oblong pan 45 minutes until cake tests done.
8. Cool.
9. Frost.
10. Frosting:
11. Cream butter and shortening.
12. Add maple flavoring.
13. Gradually add powdered sugar.
14. Gradually add milk and continue beating until light and airy.
15. Add more milk if needed.
16. Color with paste colors.
17. This icing is a light yellow and colors you add will be affected by this.

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Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/new-duchess-spice-cake-maple-bu-35632 (may not work)