Aileen's Duchess Spice Cake

• ¾ cup butter (softened)
• 3 cups flour
• 1 ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 ½ tsp baking soda
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• ¾ tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 ½ cup buttermilk (I usually add a little vinegar or orange juice to standard milk to substitute for buttermilk)
• ¾ tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp salt

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Preheat oven to 175°C. Line a cake tin with baking paper (or grease and flour). Makes a largish cake, (20 x 30cm rectangle or 25cm round tin).

Cream together the butter and sugars until light and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix the buttermilk in alternatively with the sifted dry ingredients. Spoon into the cake tin and bake for 50–60 minutes.