Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 teaspoons flavoring ( vanilla, almond, lemon or whatever you like)
3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk ( or substitute 1 cup sweet milk with 1 Tbsp. lemon juice stirred in)
Directions:
Cream sugar, shortening and eggs.
Add flavoring.
Combine dry ingredients.
Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
Pour batter into greased and floured tube cake pan.
Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 300F.
Cool 10 minutes and turn out of pan.
VARIATIONS: Add 1 cup of chocolate chips, melted, to batter for chocolate cake.
Add grated orange or lemon peel for orange or lemon cake.
Servings: Serve
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 105 min.