Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
5 eggs
3 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
3 c. sugar (scant)
1 c. milk
1/2 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.
Cream butter, shortening, vanilla and sugar (adding small amounts of sugar at a time).
Add eggs, one at a time.
Sift flour with baking powder and salt and add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour or until cake tester comes out dry.