coventry cake

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup shortening
• light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 15 pecan halves

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 350. grease and flour 13 x 9 glass baking dish.

in large bowl, with mixer at medium 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 extract, nutmeg and cloves until blended. spoon into baking dish.

in small bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until soft peaks form, gradually sprinkle in1 cup packed brown sugar until sugar dissolves. spread meringue over unbaked cake batter, covering top completely. arrange pecan halves in 3 rows of 5 pecans each.

bake cake 40-45 minutes.