Praline Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 4 teaspoons butter
• 4 teaspoons flour
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl sift together the cake flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl cream the shortening, sugar and vanilla.
• 3 beat in the egg throughly.
• 4 add the flour mixture alternately with the milk, beating after each addition until smooth.
• 5 pour into a well-greased 9x9 cake pan.
• 6 bake at 325f for 40 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven and cool while preparing the icing.
• 8 in a small bowl combine the brown sugar, water, butter and pecans.
• 9 spread icing mixture over the cooled cake.
• 10 return cake to 325f oven for 10 minutes.
• 11 cool and serve.