Baptist Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 stick margarine or butter
3 c. sugar
5 eggs
3 c. plain flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream shortening and butter with sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Sift flour; add baking powder and sift again.
Add milk and flour alternately to mixture.
Add vanilla.
Pour into a greased and floured tube pan; put in cold oven.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.