Never Fail Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter, softened
1/3 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
5 eggs (room temperature)
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
1 tsp. each: vanilla and lemon extract
1 c. sweet milk

Preparation

Cream together butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Mix together flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
Add flavorings.
Spoon batter into a greased 10-inch tube pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
Reduce heat to 325\u00b0 and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool; remove from pan.