1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup cooked, mashed pumkin or squash
3 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup milk
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp maple extract
Cream shortening and slowly add sugars, eggs and pumpkin. Add dry
ingredients alternately with milk. Fold in walnuts and extract. Pour
into 3 greased and floured 8 inch layer cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees
for 30 minutes, cool and frost with:
Harvest Moon Frosting
3 egg whites
1 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
dash of salt
5 Tbsp water
1 tsp vanilla
Combine in double boiler the eggs, sugar, salt and water. beat well,
place over rapidly boiling water. Cook for 7 minutes, beating till
frosting stands in peaks. Remove from boiling water; add vanilla. beat
till thick enough to spread and then frost!
Cakes, Cakes and MORE Cakes!
