Spice Cake

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. ground cloves
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
2/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup buttermilk OR sour milk
3 eggs

Grease and lightly flour 2 9x1 1/2 inch round baking pans. In a mixer bowl combine the first 7 ingredients. Add shortening, brown sugar, and buttermilk or sour milk. Mix till all flour is moistened. Beat 2 minutes. Add eggs; beat 2 minutes more. Turn into pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on wire racks. Remove from pans; cool. Frost.