it was one that her mother baked for christmas.
place a rack in the center of the oven, and heat the oven to 350 degrees. grease a 10-inch tube pan with vegetable shortening or soft butter, and dust with flour. shake out the excess flour and set the pan aside. (if the eggs are straight from the refrigerator, place them in a large bowl of warm water to come to room temperature).
cut the sticks of butter into 6 to 8 tablespoons each, and place all the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer. beat on medium-high until the butter is in one mass, 1 minute. stop the mixer and add 