Old-fashioned daffodil pecan cake recipe (1940) - Click Americana

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-1/4 cups sugar
• 3 egg yolks, unbeaten
• 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups sifted powdered sugar (confectioners' sugar)
• 5 tablespoons scalded cream
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans