Katie MaeS Cold-Oven Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 2 sticks butter
• 12 c Crisco
• 3 c sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 3 c cake flour
• 12 tsp salt
• 12 tsp baking powder
• 1 c milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp lemon

Directions

1. Cream butter and Crisco then gradually add sugar creaming mixture well
2. Add eggs one at a time beating after each addition
3. Mix dry ingredients together and add these alternately with the milk to creamed mixture
4. Add flavorings
5. Place in a well greased tube pan which has also been floured
6. Put in a cold oven
7. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 15 minutes
8. Do not open oven the first hour
9. Serves 21 or more