Willard Scott's Pound Cake

Ingredients

1 c butter
1/2 c shortening
5 eggs
3 1/4 c brown sugar
3 1/2 c flour
1/2 ts baking powder
1 c milk

Instructions

----------------------------------FROSTING---------------------------------1 c Pecans; chop 1/2 c Butter; soft 1 lb Powdered sugar 3 tb Milk; to 4 tb In large bowl, cream together butter and shortening; add eggs, one at a time, creaming after each. Add sugar. Sift flour and baking powder together. Add alternately with milk to batter. Bake in greased and floured 10" bundt pan for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours at 325~. FROSTING: Toast pecans in butter in broiler pan until well browned. cool slightly; add sugar and enough milk to thin to spreading consistency. Spread on top of cake. Some should drip down sides and center, but spread only on top. ----