old-fashioned spice cake with penuche frosting

Ingredients For old-fashioned spice cake with penuche frosting

• CAKE
• 1/4 c

  soft butter (1/2 stick)
• 1/4 c

  vegetable shortening
• 1 1/2 c

  packed brown sugar
• 2 lg

  eggs, beaten
• 1 c

  milk
• 2 c

  all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 tsp

  ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp

  ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp

  ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp

  salt
• 1 c

  chopped dates (or raisins)
• 1/2 c

  chopped nuts
• FROSTING
• 1/2 c

  butter (1 stick)
• 1 c

  packed brown sugar
• 1/4 c

  milk
• 2 c

  powdered sugar