nutmeg cake with meringue topping

Ingredients For nutmeg cake with meringue topping

• CAKE:
• 2 c

  all purpose flour
• 2 1/4 tsp

  ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 tsp

  baking powder
• 1/4 tsp

  salt
• 1/4 c

  butter or margarine, room temperature
• 1/4 c

  crisco buttery shortening
• 1 1/2 c

  granulated sugar
• 1 tsp

  vanilla
• 3 md

  eggs
• 1 c

  buttermilk
• TOASTED MERINGUE TOPPING:
• 2 md

  egg whites
• 1/2 tsp

  vanilla
• 3/4 c

  packed brown sugar