South Carolina Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine (2 sticks), softened
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
3 c. sugar
6 eggs (at room temperature)
3 c. cake flour, sifted
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. extract (any flavor)
1 c. Crisco oil

Preparation

Cream first 2 ingredients and add sugar.
Beat until fluffy, approximately 10 minutes.
Add eggs one at a time, beating after each one until the yellow disappears.
Sift dry ingredients and add to egg mixture.
Mix on low speed, scraping the sides of the bowl. Do not overbeat.
Add extract and oil; stir until well blended. Pour mixture into a greased and floured tube cake pan.
Place cake in a cold oven and bake it at 300\u00b0 until golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean (approximately 1 1/2 hours). Allow cake to settle and cool before removing from pan.