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Golden Pound Cake

Source of Recipe


Southern Living






List of Ingredients



• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  
• 1/2 cup shortening
  
• 3 cups sugar
  
• 5 eggs
  
• 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1 cup milk
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1/2 tsp lemon extract
  






Instructions



1. Cream butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
   
   
2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix just until blended. Stir in flavorings.
   
   
3. Pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan. Bake at 325° F for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack.
   
   Makes one (10-inch) cake.