no name cake and frosting

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup crisco
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg white
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 3/4 cup sour milk(*see note)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp lemon extract
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 6 ----------------------------------------------- 6 tablespoons margarine
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa
• 3 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons hot coffee

Preparation

Step 1

cream crisco and sugar; add eggs and egg white; mix well. add dry ingredients alternately with milk. add vanilla, lemon extract and nuts. bake in 2 greased 9-inch cake pans in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. cool and frost

**to make sour milk, add 1 tablespoon vinegar to milk and let stand a minute
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frosting
mix margarine, egg yolk and cocoa. add sugar slowly until frosting reaches desired consistency. add cinnamon and coffee to taste