1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 cup Crisco
3 cups granulated sugar
6 eggs
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon butternut flavoring

Beat butter and Crisco well. Add sugar and continue to cream. Add eggs, one at a time and continue to mix. Add flour, baking powder and salt alternately with buttermilk and flavoring. Begin with dry ingredients and end with dry ingredients. Bake in a greased and floured tube pan for 1 1/2 hours at 300 degrees F.

Frost with your favorite frosting.