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Pound Cake

Source of Recipe

mom's recipe


List of Ingredients

1 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
1 cup milk
1 tbsp vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt



Recipe

Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan.

Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 1 hour 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.