3/4 c. Crisco shortening
2 c. sugar
3 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
8 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla

Filling:

1 c. sugar
1 stick butter
8 egg yolks
1 c. raisins
1 c. pecans
1 c. Whiskey
1 tbsp. flour
1/2 c. milk

Cream together crisco, sugar, flour, baking powder, milk. Beat egg whites and vanilla and fold into flour mixture. Pour into two round 8-inch cake pans.

Bake 30 - 40 mins at 350°F.

In double boiler cream together butter and sugar and gradually add egg yolks, flour and milk and cook until thick. Add raisins, pecans and whiskey. After cake has cooled put filling between two layers and on top. Put pecan halves on top.