Old-Fashioned Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1/2 c. shortening
3 c. sugar
5 eggs
3 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
dash of salt
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter and shortening.
Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time.
Combine flour and baking powder.
Add to mixture alternating with milk.
Stir in vanilla.
Bake in a tube pan or long loaf pan at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
(It is very important to start cake in a cold oven.)
Cool 10 minutes, then turn out on cake plate.