gram's beer cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cups - brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup - shortening
• 1/2 cup - white sugar
• 2 - eggs
• 1 tsp. - salt
• 2 cups - all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. - baking soda
• 2 tsp - baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. - allspice, ground
• 1 tsp. - cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp - freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. - cloves
• 1 - can of beer