Grandma June's Recipe Box · Chapter 12

Grand Reopening Pound Cake

“A pound of this, a pound of that. That's how it got its name.”

You'll need

• 1 cup butter, softened
• ½ cup shortening
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

How to make it

1. Start in a COLD oven. Grease a tube pan.
2. Cream the butter, shortening and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time.
3. Add the flour and milk in turns, then the vanilla.
4. Put in the cold oven, set it to 325°F and bake about 1½ hours.

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