Butter Nut Cake
From the kitchen of: Stephanie Spicer, Atmore, Alabama

Cake:
1 cup shortening or butter
3 cups plain flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup self-rising flour
5 eggs
1 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Icing:
1 stick margarine, softened
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 tsp. butternut flavoring
1 lb. confectioners' sugar
1 cup chopped pecans

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8- or 9-inch roundcake pans. Beat sugar and shortening for 10 minutes. Add 1 cup flour and beat 1 minute longer. Add eggs and the rest of the flour alternately with milk and beat until creamy. Add vanilla. Bake for approximately 35 minutes.
2. To make the icing, blend margarine, cream cheese, flavoring and confectioner's sugar. Stir in nuts. Spread over cooled cake.

Serves how many: 10 to 12

Takes how long to make: 1 1/2 hours