Nutmeg Feather Cake

This is a delicious, easy to make cake with a lovely texture, best when topped with cream cheese icing.

Nutmeg Feather Cake

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Instructions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.

2 In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk until just blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

3 Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the cake springs back when pressed lightly in the center. Cool completely before frosting.