Gentlemen'S Favorite Cake Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1/4 c. sugar (white)
3/4 c. light brown sugar
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk (reserve white)
1/2 c. buttermilk
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. powdered cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Stir baking soda into buttermilk.
Cream shortening.
Add sugars.
Cream together; beat in eggs.
Alternately add buttermilk (with added soda) and flour.
Add nuts, vanilla and cinnamon. Spread in greased oblong baking dish.
Prepare topping.
Place topping on batter before baking.
Bake slowly in 300\u00b0 oven until done.
Cut into squares.