Chopped Apple Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
3 eggs
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
3 c. diced apples
1 c. raisins (if wanted)
1 c. nuts (if wanted)

Preparation

Cream together sugar, shortening and eggs.
Sift together flour, allspice, cloves, cinnamon and salt.
Stir together buttermilk and soda.
Add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture into the shortening mixture and mix for 2 minutes.
Add diced apples, raisins and nuts.
Pour into greased 9 x 12-inch pan. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 35 to 40 minutes or until tester comes out clean.