Nutmeg Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1 dash salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup cream
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 cream 1/2 cup butter and the sugar. add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
• 3 sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, nutmeg and salt; add alternately with buttermilk to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
• 4 pour into greased and floured cake pans (9 inch?). bake for 25 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, combine remaining butter, cream and brown sugar in saucepan. bring to boil. pour over warm cake layer; top with coconut and chopped nuts if desired. cool. turn cooled untopped cake layer onto platter. top with other cake layer, topping side down.