Butterscotch Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. milk
1 1/4 c. hot milk
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. brown sugar
3 eggs, unbeaten
3 tsp. baking powder
3 c. flour
1/2 c. pecans or nutmeats

Preparation

Combine 1 cup sugar, butter and 1/4 cup milk in saucepan and cook until small amount forms hard ball in cold water.
Stir constantly after mixture starts to boil.
Remove from fire and stir in 1 1/4 cups hot milk gradually; cool.
Blend shortening, salt and vanilla.
Add 3/4 cup sugar gradually and cream well. Add eggs singly and beat well after each addition.
Sift flour and baking powder 3 times.
Add flour to creamed mixture alternately with butterscotch mixture, mixing each addition until smooth.
Pour in 2 square 8-inch greased pans.
Sprinkle nuts over batter.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 30 to 35 minutes.