Grandma's Buttermilk Spice Cake Recipe

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Grandma's Buttermilk Spice Cake
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
853
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/3 cup . buttermilk
  • 1 cup crisco
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 (3 1/2 oz) box vanilla instant pudding mix

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  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. Top with the second cake.
  16. Frost the top of the second cake and the sides of both cakes.
  17. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 853.24 Kcal (3572 kJ)
Calories from fat 370.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 41.18g 63%
Cholesterol 88.62mg 30%
Sodium 1710.18mg 71%
Potassium 426.9mg 9%
Total Carbs 110.01g 37%
Sugars 51.95g 208%
Dietary Fiber 6.47g 26%
Protein 12.59g 25%
Iron 4.1mg 23%
Calcium 352.6mg 35%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 309.45 Kcal (1296 kJ)
Calories from fat 134.41 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.93g 63%
Cholesterol 32.14mg 30%
Sodium 620.25mg 71%
Potassium 154.83mg 9%
Total Carbs 39.9g 37%
Sugars 18.84g 208%
Dietary Fiber 2.35g 26%
Protein 4.57g 25%
Iron 1.5mg 23%
Calcium 127.9mg 35%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.7
    Points
  • 23
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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