The Best Pound Cake

Name: The Best Pound Cake
Ingredients: 1 stick softened margarine; 1 stick softened butter; 1/2 c. solid Crisco (do not use liquid); 3 c. granulated sugar; 5 large eggs; 3 c. all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. salt; 1/4 tsp. baking powder; 1 c. milk; 1 tsp. lemon extract; 2 tsp. vanilla extract

11 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 stick softened margarine
1 stick softened butter
1/2 c. solid Crisco (do not use liquid)
3 c. granulated sugar
5 large eggs
3 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
1 tsp. lemon extract
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

1

Cream margarine, butter and Crisco.
2

Add sugar.
3

Beat in eggs, one at a time.
4

Sift together dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
5

Add lemon and vanilla extracts. Pour into greased and floured Bundt or tube pan and bake at 350° for 15 minutes, then decrease temperature to 325° and continue baking for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cake tester is clean. Makes 16 servings.