Country Pound Cake

Name: Country Pound Cake
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup shortening; 2 2/3 cups white sugar; 5 eggs; 1 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon lemon extract

10 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
2 2/3 cups white sugar
5 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract

Directions

1

Do not preheat the oven. Grease 10 inch tube pan and line bottom with wax paper or parchment paper.
2

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3

In a large bowl, beat the butter, shortening, and sugar on low speed for 10 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition. Alternately add the flour mixture and milk, mixing well. Add the vanilla and lemon extracts.
4

Pour batter into the prepared pan. Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of cake comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in the pan for 1 hour. Remove to a cake rack and cool for at least 3 hours.