Pound Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Sift the confectioners sugar.
2. 2
   Beat the shortening creamy. If you use the butter for the shortening, reduce the milk by 1 tablespoon.
3. 3
   Gradually beat in the sifted sugar.
4. 4
   Add one egg at a time and beat each in thoroughly. Add and beat in vanilla. Measure flour and mix with baking powder.
5. 5
   Blend flour into beaten mixture in small amounts with alternate additions of milk.
6. 6
   After all is added, beat the batter hard.
7. 7
   Pour into lightly buttered and flour dusted tube pan, filling no more than 3/4 full.
8. 8
   Bake in preheated 350° oven for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours until lightly browned and pulled slightly away from sides of pan.