Buttermilk Pound Cake

Course Cake, Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword buttermilk-pound-cake-recipe, southern-buttermilk-pound-cake

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1 30

Cooling time 4

Total Time 5 50

Servings servings (may vary)

Calories 456kcal

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter softened
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
3 cups granulated sugar
6 large eggs room temperature
3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 cup buttermilk (not fat free)
Buttermilk Glaze: (optional)
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup buttermilk additional as needed to thin
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter and flour a 12 cup Bundt pan or spray with baking spray. Set aside. (Alternately, you may use an angel food tube pan.)
Using an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, shortening and sugar. Beat for 2 minutes or until fluffy. Add vanilla, lemon and almond extracts. Whip again until combined.
Lower the speed of the mixer and add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
In a separate bowl, use a whisk to sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Lower the speed of mixer, adding dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk beginning and ending with flour. Stop and scrap the sides of the bowl periodically.
Pour evenly into pan. Place into the oven and bake for 80-90 minutes or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center comes back clean.
Cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then invert and remove from pan to a cooling rack to cool completely. Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with glaze.
Store in an airtight container chilled for 5-7 days or if unglazed, you can store it at room temperature for up to 3 days.
To make optional glaze: In a small bowl mix together powdered sugar, buttermilk and vanilla until sugar has dissolved. Drizzle over cooled cake.

Notes

How Do You Make Your Own Buttermilk? To make homemade buttermilk, to every one cup of whole milk add one tablespoon of fresh lemon juice or white vinegar. Let stand for 5-10 minutes then stir and proceed with the recipe as written.

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