Cold Oven Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks margarine or butter, softened
1/2 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
5 eggs
1 c. sweet milk
3 c. plain flour (unsifted)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon flavoring
1/2 tsp. almond flavoring

Preparation

Cream margarine and Crisco with sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each.
Add dry ingredients alternately with milk and flavorings.
Beat until smooth.
Pour into a greased, floured tube pan.
Place in a cold oven and turn to 325\u00b0.
Putting batter into a cold oven is what makes the smooth texture of this cake.
If you desire a coarser texture, preheat the oven. Flavoring can also be changed to your own taste.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours or until straw inserted in cake comes out clean.
Cool 5 minutes and turn out on wire rack to finish cooling.
Serves 16.