From the kitchen of: Vicki McClinton

Review: 5/5
Won first place at the 1993 Shelby County 4-H competition. Mom notes that it was the first from-scratch cake I made without help.

Ingredients:

1 cup Crisco
2 cups sugar
4 eggs + 2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. almond or lemon extract
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups cake flour

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Cream 1 cup Crisco with 2 cups sugar until fluffy.

3. Add 4 eggs and 1/2 tsp salt. Beat 2 minutes.

4. Add 2 eggs. Beat 2 minutes.

5. Add 1 tsp almond or lemon extract and 1 tsp vanilla and 2 cups cake flour. Mix until smooth.

6. Pour into a tube pan that has been greased with Crisco and lined with wax paper.

7. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.