Cream shortening; gradually add sugars, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Grease two 23 cm round cakepans, and line with wax paper; grease wax paper. Pour batter into prepared pans; bake at 180ºC or 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks. Spread frosting between layers SUGAR n' SPICE CUPCAKES: Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin pans, filling each cup half full. Bake at 180ºC or 20 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool on wire racks. Frost with Spiced Buttercream Frosting. ----