Mile High Ritz Carlton Lemon Pound Cake – Old Country Kitchenware

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup shortening (butter-flavored shortening works)
• 3 3/4 cups white sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp lemon extract
• Zest from two lemons
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 large eggs, at room temperature
• 4 cups cake flour or White Lily All Purpose Flour
• 3/4 cup whole milk, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• Powdered sugar, to decorate