Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1 3/4           cups  flour -- sifted all-purpose
                        - or 2 c cake flour
  1           teaspoon  baking powder
  4        tablespoons  buttermilk -- powdered
  9          teaspoons  cocoa
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
  1 1/2           cups  sugar
  1           teaspoon  salt
  1           teaspoon  cinnamon
  1           teaspoon  cloves -- ground
  1           teaspoon  allspice
     1/2           cup  mayonnaise -- + 3 tb
  2             medium  eggs
  1                cup  sour cream
  8             ounces  cream cheese
     1/4           cup  butter
  1                     confectioner sugar
     1/4           cup  cocoa
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
                        cinnamon -- dash optional

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.(moderate) Grease and flour two or three 8 inch layer pans or one 9x12x2 cake pan. Mix all dry ingredients together. Blend in mayonnaise, eggs, vanilla and 1/2 of sour cream. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed with mixer or 300 strokes by hand. Add remaining sour cream and beat 2 minutes longer. Pour into pans. Bake 25 to 35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out "clean". Cool on rack a few minutes before removing from pan. When cool, frost cake! FROSTING: Cream butter and cream cheese together until fluffy, gradually add dry ingredients one at a time until all are well blended. Add vanilla and blend well.

Nutritional Information:

4724 Calories (kcal); 284g Total Fat; (52% calories from fat); 69g Protein; 515g Carbohydrate; 890mg Cholesterol; 4704mg Sodium