Old Fashioned Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 12 lb butter
• 1 12 tsp ground nutmeg or mace
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 12 tsp salt
• 1 12 c sugar
• 6 large eggs unbeaten
• 2 c sifted flour

Directions

1. Have all ingredients at room temperature
2. Soften butter in a bowl
3. Add spices and salt
4. Mix well Add sugar
5. Mix well
6. Beat 5 of the eggs one at a time Stir in flour and the last remaining egg Grease only the bottom of a 9-inch tube cake pan and flour lightly
7. Place in a cold oven
8. Bake at 300 for 1 12 hours or until well done
9. Cool at least 20 minutes before turning out