Buttermilk Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. vegetable shortening
2 3/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla or lemon extract (I use 3/4 tsp. of each, almond is good too)
6 eggs
3 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar.
Add flavoring.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Spoon batter into greased 10-inch tube pan and bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 1/4 hours or until cake tests done.