My Favorite Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
2 sticks butter or margarine
1/2 c. shortening or oil
5 eggs
3 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
2 tsp. lemon extract
1 overflowing tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Have all ingredients at room temperature.
Cream sugar, butter and shortening.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Add flour, salt and baking powder, alternately with milk, lemon extract and vanilla.
Beat well.
Pour into greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Cool for 15 minutes in pan.
Turn out on rack to finish cooling.