Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. country butter
1/2 c. shortening
3 c. sugar
7 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon
3 c. plain flour, sifted
1/2 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
1 c. sweet milk

Preparation

Cream butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add lemon and vanilla extract and blend well. Add eggs one at a time and continue beating after each addition. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; Add alternate to cream mixture with milk. Pour into large tube pan. Bake in 325\u00b0 oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until cake tests done.