CARAMEL POUND CAKE
1 box dark brown sugar
1 cup sugar
3 cups plain flour
1/2 tsp. Baking powder
1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup shortening
5 lg. Eggs
1 cup milk
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
Cream together butter, shortening and sugars. Add eggs, one at a
Time, beating well after each. Add flavoring. Sift flour and
Baking powder. Add alternately with milk. Save 1/2 cup flour to
Mix with nuts. Fold in nuts. Pour into greased and floured 10"
Tube pan. Bake at 300° 1 hour and 30 minutes. Let stand in pan
10 minutes and turn out.
Frosting:
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup margarine, melted
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp. Vanilla
Beat first 4 ingredients. In a small saucepan, bring to a
Rolling boil and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add
Vanilla. Cool. Beat until thickened to spreading consistency.
(Doesn't have to be as thick as regular frosting.) If it
Gets too thick, thin with a little milk. Spread on cake.