1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. Crisco
2 3/4 c. sugar
5 eggs (whole and unbeaten)
3 c. Gold Medal flour (plain)
1 tsp. Rumford baking powder
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream first 3 ingredients thoroughly. Add eggs. Cream with butter and sugar mixture. Add flour, baking powder, milk and vanilla; mix thoroughly. Put mixture in large tube cake pan or 2 small tube pans. Put in cold oven. Set oven to 325°F.

Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes. When done, cool for 5 minutes.

Remove from pan and glaze with 1 cup powdered sugar and juice of 1 lemon mixed well.