Old Fashioned Pound Cake

This is from the Great American Recipes collection. To freeze: cut into slices and wrap in foil or plastic wrap.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 20

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1  cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  lemon extract
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 3  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup milk
•  lemon slice (to garnish) (optional)

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and shortening until smooth. Add sugar, vanilla, lemon extract and lemon juice.
2. Beat until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
3. Sift together flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
4. Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Cool 15 minutes on wire rack, then remove from pan.