"Spiced Up" Apple Cider Pound Cake

• 6 large eggs

• 3 cups flour

• 16 tablespoons butter or margarine

• 0.5 teaspoon salt

• 0.5 cup Shortening

• 0.5 teaspoon allspice

• 3 cups sugar

• 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg

• 0.5 tsp baking powder

• 1 c apple cider

• 0.25 tsp cloves

• 0.25 tsp cinnamon

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 0 -----CARAMEL GLAZE-----

• 0.5 c sugar

• 0.25 c buttermilk

• 0.25 tsp soda

• 0.5 Tbsp Corn syrup

• 0.25 c margarine

• 0.25 tsp vanilla

Soften margarine and shortening. Add sugar gradually, beating for 1- minutes. Add egg one at a time, beating 1 1/2 minutes after each egg. Sift together all the dry ingredients and add alternately with the cider and vanilla to the shortening mixture. Blend well and bake in a 10" tube pan at 235~F for 1 1/2 hours. CARAMEL GLAZE: Bring ingredients to a rolling boil over low heat and boil for 10 minutes, stirring occasionaly. Source: Prize Winning Recipes from the State Fair of Texas, 1976.