Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pound Cake
- 1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 c. shortening
- 2 c. sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 c. buttermilk
- 3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. lemon extract
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- Cream butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Mix just until blended after each addition.
- Stir in flavorings.
- Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
- Bake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour and 5 to 10 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Yield: one 10-inch cake.
butter, shortening, sugar, eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, allpurpose, salt, lemon extract, almond extract
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=513352 (may not work)