Ingredients
1/2 cup{1 stick} butter OR margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
5 eggs
2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
Directions
1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2 Grease and butter a 10-inch tube pan.
3 Cream together butter, shortening, and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
4 Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
5 Blend in vanilla.
6 Sift flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour.
7 Mix well after each addition.
8 Spoon batter into prepared pan.
9 Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean.
MAKES 12 to 15 servings
1/2 cup{1 stick} butter OR margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
5 eggs
2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
Directions
1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2 Grease and butter a 10-inch tube pan.
3 Cream together butter, shortening, and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
4 Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
5 Blend in vanilla.
6 Sift flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour.
7 Mix well after each addition.
8 Spoon batter into prepared pan.
9 Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean.
MAKES 12 to 15 servings