Ingredients:

• 1 pound butter, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the best results, preheat your oven to 300º before you begin. Soften butter at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Directions:

1. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow yolk disappears.
2. Add flour to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in extracts.
3. Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
4. Bake at 300° for 1 hour and 50 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.