Mt. Hermon Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups plus 4 tbls. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 1/2 tsps. vanilla extract

Directions

1. Cream butter and shortening in mixer. Add sugar and beat well.

2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.

3. Add flour and baking powder, alternately with milk and vanilla.

4. Pour batter into greased and floured tube pan.

5. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 325 degrees.

Source: The Advocate – (Joyce Smith, Livingston, La) Baton Rouge, La

This is an old recipe from Mt. Hermon.