Chocolate Walnut Loaf Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 5 tablespoons shortening
• ½ cup cocoa
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 4 level teaspoons baking powder
• 1 well-beaten egg
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup finely chopped nuts

Method

1. 1 Cream brown sugar and shortening well.
2. 2 Add cocoa, flour, baking powder, egg, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, and nuts. Beat to mix.
3. 3 Pour into well-greased and floured loaf-shaped pans.
4. 4 Bake for 35 minutes in a moderate oven (350°F).
5. 5 Ice with water icing.