3 cups sugar
3 cups flour
2 sticks butter
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup Crisco
1/4 tsp salt
5 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 tbs flavoring, to taste: vanilla, lemon, almond, etc

bring all ingredients to room temperature. combine sugar, butter, and Crisco. cream well. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one. in a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. add milk and flour alternately. grease a fluted cake pan and fill with batter. bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours, or until cake tests done. DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN DOOR FOR THE FIRST HOUR THE CAKE IS BAKING.