Old Fashioned Pecan Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 1/8 cups cake flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 box powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon caramel syrup
• 5 tablespoons water or more of
• 1 cup chopped pecans