Fresh Peach Cake And Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
4 Tbsp. buttermilk
1 c. chopped nuts
2 c. mashed peaches
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. almond extract

Preparation

Cream together sugar and shortening.
Add eggs, one at a time and beat well after the addition of each egg.
Sift together flour, salt and baking soda.
Add gradually these 3 dry ingredients to the creamy mixture.
Add buttermilk and 2 extracts. Beat well.
Add mashed peaches.
Fold in chopped nuts.
Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Cool cakes to room temperature before icing.