Maple Nut Cake
1/3 cup shortening 1 cup light brown sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1 1/2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder 1 cup chopped nuts-preferably pecans 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Cream shortening, add sugar slowly and yolks of eggs and milk and beat well; sift flour, salt and baking powder together and add chopped nuts; fold in beaten whites of eggs; add flavoring. Bake in well greased loaf pan in moderate oven 35 to 45 minutes. Cover top with maple icing and sprinkle with chopped nuts while still soft.