Half-A-Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
1/4 c. shortening
3 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. cake flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Cream butter and shortening until light; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add vanilla; combine cake flour and baking powder; add to cream mixture.
Add milk and beat 5 minutes; pour batter into greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour.