Baptist Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 12 c shortening
• 1 stick margarine or butter
• 3 c sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 c plain flour
• 12 tsp baking powder
• 1 c milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

1. Cream shortening and butter with sugar
2. Add eggs one at a time beating after each addition
3. Sift flour add baking powder and sift again
4. Add milk and flour alternately to mixture
5. Add vanilla
6. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan put in cold oven
7. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes