Pound Cake

Adapted from Paula Deen

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb butter, plus more for pan
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable shortening
• 3  cups sugar (you can reduce sugar for personal preference)
• 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

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. With a mixer, cream butter and shortening together.
3. Add sugar, a little at a time.
4. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
5. Stir dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to mixer alternately with milk, starting with the flour and ending with the flour.
6. Mix in vanilla.
7. 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.