Harvard Beet Spice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine (1 stick)
1 1/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 (16 oz.) jar sweet/sour Harvard beets
2 1/4 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. coarsely chopped walnuts
confectioners sugar

Preparation

Beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs; beat well.
Blend beets in electric food blender until smooth.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with beets to butter mixture, mixing well after each addition.
Fold in walnuts.
Turn batter into greased, lightly floured 9-cup Bundt pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 55 minutes or until cake tests done.
Cool on rack for 30 minutes before removing from pan.
Sift confectioners sugar over top of cooled cake.