Ingredients:

¾ cup shortening
1½ cups sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
1¾ cups cake flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons cocoa
¾ cup sour milk
1 teaspon vanilla
1 cup coarsly cut nut meats (toasted)

Icing:
1 tablespoon butter
1 egg
1½ tablespoon cocoa
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups confectioners sugar
1½ tablespoons hot coffee

 Directions:

Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, cream thoroughly. Blend in eggs. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and cocoa together and add to creamed mixture alternately with sour milk. Blend in vanilla and nu meats. Bake in moderate oven at 350 degrees.

Icing:
Add icing ingredients in order listed.