Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups of buttermilk
• 2 cups of sugar
• 5 cups of flour
• 2 sticks of butter
• 5 eggs
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• Dash of salt
• 1 (16-ounce box) of brown raisins
• 1 (16-ounce) box of golden raisins
• 1/2 cup whiskey, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a Dutch Oven. Cream sugar and butter in large bowl. Add in eggs one at a time. Add seasonings. Mix baking soda into the buttermilk. Alternate adding flour, buttermilk and raisins into mix. Bake for 2 1/2 to 3 hours in covered Dutch Oven. Cake is finished when knife inserted into middle comes out clean.