Almond Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 1 c butter or margarine
• 12 c vegetable shortening
• 3 c sugar
• 12 tsp vanilla
• 1 12 tsp almond flavoring
• 5 eggs
• 3 12 c plain sifted flour
• 12 tsp baking powder
• 1 c milk

Directions

1. Cream butter shortening and sugar until very light and fluffy
2. Add flavorings
3. Add eggs one at a time and beat well Add alternately the measured flour and baking powder with milk beginning with flour mixture and ending with flour mixture
4. Bake in a greased tube pan in a preheated 325 oven for 1 12 hours or until cake tests done
5. For a sheet cake bake in a greased 11 x 15-inch pan at 350 for 25 minutes or until cake tests done