South Carolina Pound Cake

• 1 c. butter or margarine (2 sticks), softened
• 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 3 c. sugar
• 6 eggs (at room temperature)
• 3 c. cake flour, sifted
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. extract (any flavor)
• 1 c. Crisco oil

1. Cream first 2 ingredients and add sugar.
2. Beat until fluffy, approximately 10 minutes.
3. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each one until the yellow disappears.
4. Sift dry ingredients and add to egg mixture.
5. Mix on low speed, scraping the sides of the bowl. Do not overbeat.
6. Add extract and oil; stir until well blended. Pour mixture into a greased and floured tube cake pan.
7. Place cake in a cold oven and bake it at 300u0b0 until golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean (approximately 1 1/2 hours). Allow cake to settle and cool before removing from pan.

butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, cake flour, baking powder, salt, crisco oil

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=62900 (may not work)