3 c Sugar
1 1/2 c Butter or Margarine
6 Eggs
3 c Flour -- All-Purpose
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking Powder
1 t Cinnamon -- Ground
1/2 ts Allspice -- Ground
1/2 ts Nutmeg -- Ground
1/4 ts Cloves -- Ground
1 c Apple Cider
1 t Vanilla Extract
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1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Butter or Margarine
1/4 c Buttermilk
1/2 ts Vanilla Extract
1/4 ts Baking Soda

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
   
2. Stir together all dry ingredients; set aside. Combine cider and vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with cider mixture to batter. Mix until well blended.
   
3. Spoon into a greased 10-inch angel food cake pan or fluted tube pan. Bake at 325~F for about 1 hour and 10 minutes or until cake tests done.
4. Meanwhile, combine all icing ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. While cake is warm, drizzle 1/3 of the icing over the cake.
5. Serve remaining icing over individual cake servings, if desired.