From the Kitchen of Joan Craig
1 c. butter
� c. Crisco shortening
3 c. sugar
3 c. flour
� tsp. baking powder
5 eggs
1 c. milk
2 tsp. vanilla
Butter, Crisco, eggs and milk have to be at room temperature.
Grease and flour a 10� tube pan. Preheat oven to 350�.
Cream butter, Crisco, and sugar. Add eggs one at a time to butter/sugar mixture beating well after each addition. Combine flour and baking powder. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, ending with flour. Blend in vanilla. Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350� for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool and then remove from pan. Sprinkle with 10X sugar.
Recipe Note: My roommate from college, Kathy Mahoney, gave me this recipe. This is a delicious cake and serves many.