Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
3 c. sugar
1/2 c. Crisco
5 eggs, beaten
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon flavoring (optional)

Preparation

Cream butter, sugar and Crisco until sugar dissolves.
Add beaten eggs.
Sift together flour and baking powder.
Add flour and milk alternately to first mixture.
Pour into well-greased and floured tube pan.
Place in cold oven and bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours.
Add any type of fruit topping to cake when serving (optional).