1 c Butter; room temperature (2
; sticks)
1/2 c Shortening; (Crisco) room
; temperture
3 c Sugar
5 Eggs; room temperature
3 c Allpurpose flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
1 c Milk
1 tb Lemon juice; freshly
-squeezed
1 tb Pure vanilla extract; (equal
-to a whole
; vanilla bean)
1/2 ts Orange extract
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream (mixer speed) butter and
shortening for 2 minutes. Fold (mixer speed) in sugar until smooth.
Add eggs once at a time beating just until yellow disappears. Combine
flour and baking powder. Add to creamed mixture alterntively with
milk, beginning and ending with flour. Fold in flavorings. DO NOT
EXCEED MIXING TIME OF 10 MINUTES! Pour batter into a prepared 10″
tube pan. Bake for 1 to 11/2 hours.
Yields
1 servings