Spice Cake with Maple Frosting

I love this cake, actually, I think I just love the frosting!! I could just eat this frosting by the bowl. This is Dad's favorite cake and I know why!!

Spice Cake

¾ cup shortening
2 ¼ cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 t baking powder
1 t salt
3 eggs

¾ t soda

¾ t cinnamon

½ t cloves

¾ cup brown sugar

1 cup buttermilk

Mix shortening just to soften. Sift in dry ingredients, except brown sugar. Add brown sugar and buttermilk. Mix until all flour is dampened. Add eggs. Pour into Pans. Bake at 350º for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool. Make the frosting.

Frosting
1/2 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup milk

3 cups powdered sugar

Melt butter. Add brown sugar. Boil and stir 1 minutes. Cool slightly. Add milk and use your beaters to beat until smooth. Add in 3 cups powdered sugar. Now do this quickly with this frosting, once it is smooth, quickly frost your cake. The frosting likes to harden and it makes it hard to frost. You may be able to reheat the frosting to spreadable consistency, but I am not suggesting it until I try it.