Mama's Pound Cake

By GNSnavely

by Paula Deen

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, plus more for pan
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

With a mixer, cream butter and shortening together.

Add sugar, a little at a time.

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.

Stir dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to mixer alternately with milk, starting with the flour and ending with the flour.

Mix in vanilla.

Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.