Debbie's Pound Cake

By Ellan

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 sticks of butter
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teas. baking powder
• 1 cup of milk
• 1 teas. vanilla extract
• 1 teas. almond extract

Preparation

Step 1

Cream the shortening, butter and sugar thoroughly. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after the addition of each egg. To the mixture, add, alternately the flour and milk, began and end with flour. Add the flavoring. Put in a greased and floured tube pan for 1 1/2 hours at 325. Do not open oven during baking time.