¾ cup Shortening
1 cup White Sugar 200g
½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 43g
½ tsp Ground Black Pepper 1.15g
½ tsp Ground Cloves 1.05g
½ tsp Ground Allspice 0.95g
½ tsp Ground Cinnamon 1.3g
4 cups All-purpose Flour 500g
1 tsp Baking Powder 4.6g
½ tsp Baking Soda 2.3g
1 cup Milk 244g
1 fl oz Brandy
½ cup Finely Chopped Walnuts 62.5g
⅓ cup Butter 74.91g
¾ cup Confectioners' Sugar 90g
5 tbsps Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 27g
2 fl oz Brandy