2 sticks butter
1/2 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
1 c. sweet milk, divided

Cream butter, Crisco, sugar and 1/2 cup milk.

3 1/2 c. sifted Swans Down cake flour
6 eggs
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. almond flavoring

Add flour and eggs alternately to creamed mixture. Put baking powder in other 1/2 cup milk and add last. Mix in flavorings and salt. For chocolate pound, add 4 tablespoons cocoa to flour. Make NO substitutions and make NO changes in directions and you will have a delicious cake!