Louisiana Pound Cake
["2 sticks butter", "1/2 c. shortening", "3 c. sugar", "5 eggs", "1 c. milk", "3 c. flour", "1 tsp. salt", "1 c. pecans (optional)", "3/4 tsp. baking powder", "1 small bottle vanilla extract (8 oz.)", "1 small bottle lemon extract (8 oz.)"]
["Cream butter and shortening.", "Add sugar and cream until fluffy.", "Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each egg.", "Sift dry ingredients together and add to sugar mixture alternately with milk.", "Bake in greased and floured tube pan at 325\u00b0 for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours.", "Remove from oven, leave in pan and cover tightly with dry towel until cold, for at least one hour."]
["butter", "shortening", "sugar", "eggs", "milk", "flour", "salt", "pecans", "baking powder", "vanilla", "lemon"]