When you bake this cake you will feel like Neighbor Dorothy is right next door.
You can just imagine trotting down the sidewalk and up her steps, greeted by wonderful comforting, homey smells as you knock on her screen door.
If you have read Fannie Flagg's books that feature Neighbor Dorothy you will especially enjoy this friendly recipes.
Scroll down to enjoy a nice visit..
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Add:
Beat for 3 minutes. Bake in greased pan for 1⁄2 hour.
Caramel Frosting
Mix cake flour and milk.
Cook to a thick paste over slow flame & let it Cool.
Cream sugars and vanilla with butter and shortening.
Beat until light and fluffy.
Blend in salt.
Mix in cooled paste.
Beat until fluffy. Blend. Should look like whipped cream.
Excerpt From Fannie Flagg's 'Can't Wait To Get To Heaven':
On summer nights almost every family in Elmwood Springs goes out to sit on their front porches after dinner, and wave to people as they walk on the sidewalk in front of the house, on their way to downtown to window shop or coming home from the movies.
All up and down the street you can hear people talking softly and see in the dark the little orange glow of cigarettes or the pipes being smoked by men.