Huckleberry Honey Spice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup unsalted butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup sugar
3 eggs, separated
4 tablespoons honey (preferably huckleberry honey)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fresh nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups cake flour

Preparation

In a mixer, cream together butter and sugars for about 3 minutes. Add honey and beat another minute.
Add eggs yolks, one at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and spices.
Alternating, add 1/3 of dry ingredients to the mixer bowl, followed by 1/2 of the buttermilk. Add another 1/3 of the dry ingredients, the last of the buttermilk and then the last 1/3 of the dry ingredients.
Move batter to a large mixing bowl. Clean your mixer bowl. Add egg whites and beat to stiff peaks. Fold into the batter.
Pour into a greased and floured 9-inch cake pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes at 350\u00b0F Insert a knife to see if it comes out clean.