Cooking Our Way

1 c. shortening (Butter)
3 t. baking powder
2 c. sugar
¼ t. salt
3 c. flour
1 t. vanilla
4 eggs
1 c. milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour a tube pan or two 9 inch layers.

Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs one at a time beating after each addition.  Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.  Stir vanilla into milk.  Starting and ending with dry ingredients, add flour mixture to batter alternately with liquid.  Beat after each addition just until blended.  Pour into pans and bake 1 hour for tube or 30 to 35 minutes for layers.