Toasted Nut Spice Cake

• 23 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 cups brown sugar packed
• 2 each egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/4 cups sour milk
• 213 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg ground
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves ground
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 each egg whites
• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 1/2 cup nuts chopped

1. To make sour cream, add 1 1/4 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice to the milk and let stand a few minutes before using in this recipe.
2. Cream together shortening and brown sugar.
3. Add eggs, mix well.
4. Dissolve baking soda in sour milk and set aside.
5. Combine all remaining dry ingredients.
6. Add sour milk and dry ingredients alternately to cream mixture.
7. Add vanilla and mix until smooth.
8. Spread into greased 9x13 inch baking pan.
9. To prepare meringue: Beat egg whites until stiff.
10. Slowly add brown sugar and continue beating until smooth.
11. Spread over cake batter and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
12. Bake in preheated 350F (180C).
13. oven for about 50 minutes.

vegetable shortening, brown sugar, egg yolks, baking soda, sour milk, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg ground, cloves ground, salt, vanilla, egg whites, brown sugar, nuts

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/toasted-nut-spice-cake-39124 (may not work)