Great-Grandma Johnson's Walnut Cake

1/3 cup margarine or shortening
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Cream margarine and brown sugar together. Add eggs and beat well. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Add milk and vanilla. Fold in walnuts. Bake in a 9x9 pan at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until done.


Maple Butter Frosting

1/4 cup butter
2 1/2 cups icing sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons milk

Cream butter. Gradually add icing sugar and milk alternately, to make of spreading consistency. Add more icing sugar and milk if necessary. Add maple flavouring to taste.