Recipe - Cake N Ale

2 cup Light brown sugar; firmly
packed
1 cup Shortening
2 Eggs
3 cup Allpurpose flour
2 teaspoon Soda
One half teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Cinnamon
One half teaspoon Allspice
One half teaspoon Cloves
2 cup Beer
1 cup Chopped pecans or walnuts
2 cup Chopped dates

CARAMEL FROSTING
One half cup Butter; melted
1 cup Dark brown sugar; firmly
packed
One fourth cup Milk
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 cup Powdered sugar

Cake: Cream brown sugar and shortening until smooth. Add eggs, blending
well. Sift dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add dry ingredients to
creamed mixture alternately with beer, beating well after each addition.
Stir in nuts and dates. Spoon batter into a wellgreased and floured 10
inch tube pan. Bake at 350ø for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool. Frost with
caramel frosting, if desired.

Frosting: Combine butter and brown sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring
constantly, until sugar dissolves. Add milk and bring to a boil. Remove
from heat and cool slightly. Add salt, vanilla and powdered sugar. Beat to
spreading consistency. Makes about 3 cups. Yield: 10 to 12 servings.

TANDY COBB (MRS. WILLIAM, JR.)

From Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.