1 lb. brown sugar
1 c. granulated sugar
1 c. shortening or butter
1/2 c. Crisco
3 c. plain flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. milk
5 lg. eggs
2 c. chopped nuts

Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs, one at a time. Mix dry ingredients, and stir into creamed mixture. Add milk and vanilla. Add 1 cup chopped nuts to batter; sprinkle the other cup over cake batter after pouring into a greased and floured tube cake pan. Cook 1 1/2 hours at 325 degrees.