Mardi Gras Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. butterscotch morsels
1/4 c. boiling water
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. granulated sugar
1/4 c. light brown sugar
1/2 c. Snowdrift or Crisco shortening
3 eggs
1 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Melt butterscotch morsels in boiling water.
Cool.
Cream shortening.
Add sugars gradually.
Add eggs, one at a time.
Add melted butterscotch morsels, salt and vanilla.
Add flour and buttermilk alternately (add soda and baking powder to last 1/4 cup of flour).
Bake in two 9-inch layer pans at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes. Put filling between layers and on top.
Frost with Seafoam Frosting when cool.