Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 ounce package strawberry gelatin I used Jello brand
- 5 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 cup buttermilk (whole milk can be used) at room temperature
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
STEP 1
Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together.
STEP 2
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare a 10-inch bundt pan with solid vegetable shortening then sugar or flour.
STEP 3
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together shortening and butter. Add sugar and mix until fluffy.
STEP 4
Next mix eggs in one at a time until yellow mixes in the batter. Add vanilla and mix in the batter.
STEP 5
Add strawberry gelatin to the flour mixture. Whisk to combine.
STEP 6
Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. (1/3 flour mixture, 1/2 buttermilk, 1/3 flour, 1/2 buttermilk, 1/3 flour)
STEP 7
Pour batter into a bundt pan and smooth top.
STEP 8
Bake in 325-degree oven 65 to 70 minutes.
STEP 9
Allow cake to cool for 10 – 15 minutes then carefully turn out on a serving tray.
