Plain Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. shortening
3 c. sugar
5 eggs
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. each: salt and ground mace
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. lemon extract

Preparation

Cream butter and shortening.
Gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of electric mixer.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and mace.
Stir well.
Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour.
Mix just until blended after each addition.
Stir in flavorings.
Pour into greased and floured Bundt pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours or until tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool thoroughly on wire rack.