Brown Sugar Spice Cake With Baked on Icing

from a favorite cookbook of my mom's

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup Crisco shortening
• 1  cup brown sugar, packed
• 1  large egg
• 1  large  egg yolk
• 1 1⁄3 cups flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk

Directions

1. cream shortening and brown sugars.add egg and egg yolk and beat well.
2. sift dry ingredienta and add alternately with milk.
3. pour into greased and floured 9x9" pan.
4. BAKED ON TOPPING:
5. 1 large egg white.
6. 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed.
7. 1/4 cup chopped nuts.
8. beat egg whites until it holds its stiff peaks.
9. beat in brown sugar.
10. spread on top of cake batter.
11. sprinkle with nuts.
12. bake at 350* for 30-35 minutes.