Apple Butter Layer Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups apple butter (Musselman's)
1/4 cup evaporated milk (Pet )
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened

Preparation

CAKE:
Save the last 4 ingredients for the frosting.
Stir together flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg. cloves,and cinnamon.
Beat butter and sugar together until fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Combine buttermilk and applesauce.
Add alternately with the flour mixture, mixing well after each addition.
Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
Bake at 350* for 35-40 minute
Remove from pans.
Cool thoroghly on cake racks.
Frost cooled cake with Creamy Vanilla Frosting.
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FROSTING:
In a small bowl, Combine butter, milk, vanilla and sugar.(Last 4 ingredients of list).
Mix until frosting is smooth and shiny.
If Consistency is too thick.
Add a few drops of milk.
Frost cooled Applesauce Layer Cake.