Charlie's Favorite Pound Cake

Recipe Ingredients

		Cake
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Shortening
1 1/2 cups	297g / 10oz	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Lemon extract
1 teaspoon	5ml	Butter extract
1 teaspoon	5ml	Almond extract
2 1/4 cups	140g / 4.9oz	Sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking powder
2/3 cup	157ml	Milk
4		Eggs
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter
		Icing
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Powdered sugar
3 tablespoons	45ml	Milk - (2 to 3)

Recipe Instructions

In a large bowl cream shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Stir in lemon, butter and almond extracts. Sift flour then resift with salt and baking powder.

Add flour to sugar mixture alternating with milk. Beat until smooth after each addition.

Add eggs 1 at a time beating well after each egg.

Thoroughly beat entire mixture before pouring into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.

Bake at 350F for 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Icing: combine 1/2 cup butter, powdered sugar and enough milk to so that mixture can be easily drizzled over cake.

Source:
Jo Anne Merrill

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