Desserts
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | shortening | |
| light brown | sugar | |
| 2 large | eggs -- separated | |
| 2 1/3 | cups | flour |
| 1 1/4 | cups | buttermilk |
| 1 tsp. | baking soda | |
| 1 tsp. | cinnamon | |
| 1 tsp. | vanilla | |
| 1/2 tsp. | nutmeg | |
| 1/4 tsp | cloves | |
| 15 | pecan halves |
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour 9x13 pan. In large bowl, with mixer at med.speed, mix shortening, 1 cup packed brown sugar, and egg yolks until blended.Reduce speed to low; beat in flour, buttermilk, baking soda, baking powder,cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg and cloves until blended. Spoon into baking pan.In small bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until soft peaks form;gradually sprinkle in 1 cup packed brown sugar until sugar dissolves. Spreadmeringue over unbaked cake batter, covering top completely. Arrange pecan halvesin 3 rows of 5 pecans each.Bake cake 40 or 45 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.Cool cake in pan on wire rackTo serve, cut cake between pecans