Cream together the sugar and butter. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
In a separate bowl, combine baking powder, spices, salt, and flour. In a separate bowl, dissolve the baking soda into the buttermilk.
Alternate adding the combined dry ingredients and the buttermilk into the batter, mixing well after each addition.
Fold in the nuts and raisins.
Grease and flour a 9 by 13 or two 9 inch circle pans and pour the cake batter into the pan. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
Cream together butter, powdered sugar, add milk, vanilla, and maple flavoring and blend until creamy. Top cooled cake with frosting.
Ingredients
Directions
Cream together the sugar and butter. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
In a separate bowl, combine baking powder, spices, salt, and flour. In a separate bowl, dissolve the baking soda into the buttermilk.
Alternate adding the combined dry ingredients and the buttermilk into the batter, mixing well after each addition.
Fold in the nuts and raisins.
Grease and flour a 9 by 13 or two 9 inch circle pans and pour the cake batter into the pan. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
Cream together butter, powdered sugar, add milk, vanilla, and maple flavoring and blend until creamy. Top cooled cake with frosting.