1 3/4 c  Flour, sifted all-purpose

           -or 2 c cake flour
      1 ts Baking powder

      4 tb Buttermilk, powdered

      9 ts Cocoa

      1 ts Vanilla

  1 1/2 c  Sugar

      1 ts Salt

      1 ts Cinnamon

      1 ts Cloves, ground

      1 ts Allspice

    1/2 c  Mayonnaise, + 3 tb

      2 md Eggs

      1 c  Sour cream

      8 oz Cream cheese

    1/4 c  Butter

      1    Confectioner sugar

    1/4 c  Cocoa

      1 ts Vanilla

           Cinnamon, dash optional
  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.