Description
This pound cake combines butter and shortening and has a wonderful buttery vanilla flavor. This classic is always a hit!
Ingredients
- 3 cups white sugar
- 1 cup butter
- ½ cup shortening (such as Crisco®)
- 5 eggs
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup evaporated milk
- ½ cup water
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
- Combine sugar
- butter
- and shortening in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat until light yellow in color. Add eggs one at a time
- mixing in each completely before adding the next. Mix in 1/3 of the flour
- then 1/2 of the milk and water. Repeat with remaining flour
- milk
- and water
- mixing completely between each addition. Add vanilla extract. Mix for 1 minute more.
- Pour batter into the prepared tube pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- about 1 1/2 hours. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
Servings: 12