Recipe: Brown Sugar Pound Cake

Brown Sugar Pound Cake
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1 pound (2-1/3 cups) light brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
5 egg yolks, well beaten
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk, at room temperature
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-inch loaf pan. Cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Stir in well-beaten egg yolks. Sift flour with baking powder; add to butter mixture alternating with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients and mixing well after each addition. Stir in nuts and vanilla. Fold in beaten egg whites. Bake 1-1/2 hours.