Buttermilk Spice Cake

This is my new favorite fall cake recipe.
Cream cheese frosting is the perfect topping for these light spiced treats.

Buttermilk Spice Cake
Serves 8-10
Total Cost (including frosting): $6.00 (appox. $.60-$.75/person)

2 cups brown sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
5 eggs, separated
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground allspice
pinch of salt
1 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper.

Cream sugar and butter. Slowly add oil into mixture. Add egg yolks one at a time. Sift together flour, spices, salt, baking soda and powder. Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk to the batter.

Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and then, in batches, fold into the batter.

Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake come out clean.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 8oz package cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Cream together butter and cream cheese until combined. Add vanilla. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until thoroughly incorporated. For a thicker frosting add more powdered sugar until you get your desired consistency.