Cranberry Cake with Foamy Sauce

Courtesy of my friend, Shirley Hazeltine

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of shortening
3/4 cup sugar + 4 tbsp
1 egg, beaten
1/& 1/2 cups of flour
3 tsp of baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup of milk
1 & 1/2 cups of cranberries cut in half

Sauce:

1 & 1/2 cups of confectioner's sugar
2 tbsp butter, softened
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 pint heavy cream

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 Deg
Grease and flour 8 in square pan.

Cream together the shortening and 3/4 cup of sugar
Add the beaten egg
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and add to the shortening and sugar mixture alternating with the 1/2 cup of milk.
Sprinkle the 4 tbsp of sugar over the cranberries and stir a few times to coat.
Add to batter.
Bake for 30 minutes.

Sauce directions:

Cream together the confection's sugar and butter
Add the beaten egg and 1 tsp vanilla. Set aside
Beat the heavy cream until very soft peaks and add to the butter and sugar mixture. mix with rubber spatula until blended.
If you want to have more sauce, you could add 1/2 whole milk to the beaten cream and then whip some more until soft.
Approximately 6 servings