Old Fashioned Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 c. butter (at room temperature)
3 c. sugar
5 eggs (at room temperature)
3 c. cake flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp. lemon extract

Preparation

Grease and flour a tube pan.
In a large bowl cream together the shortening, butter and sugar.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
Sift the flour and baking powder together and add the mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk and extracts.
Bake in a 325\u00b0 oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Let the cake cool in the pan for about 15 minutes. Serves 8.