1/2 c Butter or margarine;
-softened
1/2 c Shortening
2 c Sugar
4 Eggs
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 c Buttermilk
3 c All-purpose flour
1/8 ts Salt
2 ts Lemon extract
1 ts Almond extract

1. Cream butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
2. Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix just until blended after each addition.
   
3. Stir in flavorings. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack. Yield: one 10-inch cake.