Pound Cake

Name: Pound Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) real, salted butter; 1/2 cup shortening*; 3 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons lemon extract; 5 eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/4 cups buttermilk (or a combo of 1 tablespoon vinegar and whole milk to equal 1 1/4 cups)

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Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) real, salted butter
1/2 cup shortening*
3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons lemon extract
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups buttermilk (or a combo of 1 tablespoon vinegar and whole milk to equal 1 1/4 cups)

Directions

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["Bring all ingredients to room temperature. If substituting buttermilk with vinegar and milk, be sure to mix them together (in a plastic or class container - not metal) before you set them out to come to room temperature as the vinegar needs time to react to the milk. Grease (with shortening) and flour a 10-inch tube pan**; set aside.", "", "\"Creaming\"" is a very important step in most cakes