My Favorite Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 3 c sugar
• 2 sticks butter or margarine
• 12 c shortening or oil
• 5 eggs
• 3 c flour
• 14 tsp salt
• 12 tsp baking powder
• 1 c milk
• 2 tsp lemon extract
• 1 overflowing tsp vanilla

Directions

1. Have all ingredients at room temperature
2. Cream sugar butter and shortening
3. Beat in eggs one at a time
4. Add flour salt and baking powder alternately with milk lemon extract and vanilla
5. Beat well
6. Pour into greased and floured tube pan Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 15 minutes
7. Cool for 15 minutes in pan
8. Turn out on rack to finish cooling