Mama's Pound Cake

I'm sure as all of you know that Paula Deen has been in the news lately for her racist comments, which she has sincerely apologized for. However, comments aside, Paula Deen is still a fantastic cook. Back in December, I made her Mama's Pound Cake for my Mom's Birthday Cake (because my mom's favorite cake is pound cake). I surprised her with the cake, and she was beyond thrilled. The cake turned out fantastic by the way, and was delicious.

**Paula Dean's Recipe. Makes a tad bit more than you need.  If you put all of the batter in; cake puffs up over cake pan**

Total: 1 hour 45 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes  

Prep Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

1/2 pound (2 sticks) Butter, plus more for pan

1/2 cup vegetable shortening

3 cups sugar

5 eggs

3 cups all purpose flour, plus more for pan

1/2 teaspoon fine salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Materials:

Electric Mixer                                     

Mixing Bowls

Bundt Pan

Measuring Cups

Measuring Spoons

Tooth pick

Cooling Rack

-Preheat oven to 350 °F.

-With mixer, cream butter & shortening together.

-Add sugar, a little at a time.

-Add eggs, 1 at a time. Beating after each addition.

-Stir Dry ingredients together in a bowl & add to mixer alternately with milk, starting with the flour & ending with the flour.

-Mix in vanilla.

-Pour into a greased & floured tube pan (or bundt pan) & bake  for 1 hr to 1 hr 30 mins, until a tooth pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

-Cool on cooling rack until the cake pan is cooled. (**if remove too early when cake isn't cooled, then cake will be ruined, so be patient). Cool for about 45 mins to 1 hour.