Sweetwater Ranch Spice Cake

• 2 ¹⁄₂
  

  cups all-cause flour
  

• 1
  

  teaspoon baking powder
  

• 1
  

  teaspoon cinnamon
  

• ¹⁄₂
  

  teaspoon salt
  

• ¹⁄₂
  

  teaspoon allspice
  

• ¹⁄₂
  

  teaspoon ginger
  

• ¹⁄₂
  

  teaspoon nutmeg
  

• ¹⁄₂
  

  cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
  

• 1 ¹⁄₂
  

  cups packed brown sugar
  

• 2
  

  egg yolks
  

• 1
  

  teaspoon baking soda
  

• 1 ¹⁄₄
  

  cups buttermilk
  

• 1
  

  teaspoon vanilla
  

• ²⁄₃
  

  cup coarsely chopped pecans
  

• 2
  

  egg whites
  

• ¹⁄₂
  

  cup brown sugar
  

directions

• Preheat oven to 350*. Grease 13 x 9 lope baking pan; dilemma apart.
• Sift collectively flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, allspice, ginger and nutmeg.
• Beat butter in qualified bowl of electrical mixer on medium bustle till creamy. Add brown sugar; beat till fluffy. Beat in egg yolks.
• Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Dart in vanilla. Pour batter evenly into ready pan.
• Prepare Meringue Frosting: Beat 2 egg whites, the utilization of clear beaters and bowl, in medium bowl of electrical mixer till stiff peaks build. Incessantly add brown sugar, 2 Tblsp. at a time, beating properly after every addition. Beat till stiff peaks build.
• Unfold frosting over cake batter. Sprinkle with pecans. Bake 45 minutes or till toothpick comes out clear. Transfer to rack; let wintry fully in pan.