Old-Fashioned Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
2 c. shortening
9 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
4 c. cake flour
1/2 tsp. mace
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Gradually add sugar to softened shortening and beat until creamy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add vanilla.
Stir the flour, mace, cream of tartar and salt together.
Add a little at a time to creamed mixture, beating thoroughly after each addition.
Bake 1 hour.