[Southern Belle 2067]

SUPER MOIST BROWN SUGAR POUND CAKE

1 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (16-oz.) box light brown sugar
5 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp. maple flavoring
Brown Sugar Glaze

Preheat the oven to 300*F.

Beat shortening, butter and brown sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

Combine flour, salt and baking powder, add alternately with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Stir in flavoring. Pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup bundt pan.

Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a long wooden skew inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.

BROWN SUGAR GLAZE:

1/2 cup butter
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup evaporated milk
3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in brown sugar and cook 1 minute.

Add milk, powdered sugar and vanilla whisk until creamy. Remove from the heat, and pour over cooled cake.

Makes 2 cups