Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup Crisco shortening, room temperature
• 2 cups sugar, ground in the processor until fine (measure before processing)
• 4 large eggs
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract or 1/8 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 3/4 cups cake flour (or combined together) or 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (or combined together)
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 cup warm half-and-half cream (this is important, warm the milk!) or 1 cup full-fat milk (this is important, warm the milk!)
• 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract