Autum Spice Cake

I thought some of you might enjoy this!

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• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon Dutch-processed cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

DIRECTIONS

• 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line two 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper and lightly butter. Beat butter, shortening, and sugars together until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until smooth and light. Stir the buttermilk and vanilla together.
• 2. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and spices together in a large bowl. Alternately stir the flour mixture and buttermilk, in thirds, into the beaten butter. Blend well with each addition.
• 3. Pour batter into the pans and bake until center tests clean -- about 35 minutes. Cool cakes in the pans on a rack for 30 minutes, unmold, and cool completely before frosting.