1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups sifted cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup milk
1 tsp. lemon extract

Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat egg and add to creamed mixture. Mix and sift the dry ingredients and add alternately with the milk to the first mixture. Add flavoring. Pour into greased (8x8x2-inch) pan, and spread the following topping evenly and lightly over the top of the batter:

TOPPING:

2/3 cup jellied cranberry sauce
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
dash nutmeg
1/3 cup walnut meats, broken

Mix sugar and lemon rind well. Add spices and walnut meats. Add cranberry sauce last just before spreading.

Bake in a moderate oven (350°F), for 50 minutes or until cake is done.