POUND CAKE:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
2 tsp. lemon flavoring
1 cup milk

Sift flour, salt and baking powder together and set aside.

Cream shortening, butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition. Add flavoring and beat. Add portions of dry ingredients alternately with milk. Beat until completely mixed.

Pour mixture into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan and bake in a preheated 325°F oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool before frosting.

LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 (1 lb.) box confectioners' sugar
small amount of lemon juice required for spreading (about 2 tbsp.)

Cream together cream cheese and sifted confectioners' sugar. Add lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until frosting reaches spreading consistency.

Submitted by: Star Johnson