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Ingredients
| multipurpose shortening: 3/4 cup |
| granulated sugar: 1 1/2 cups |
| cake flour: 2 3/4 cups |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| eggs: 4 (whites) |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| buttermilk: 1 Tbl |
| baking powder: 1 tsp |
| buttermilk: 1 1/2 cups |
| baking soda: 1/2 tsp |
| almond extract: 1 tsp |
Auntie's Buttermilk Cake
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"I got this recipe, as well as so many others, from my favorite aunt. She loved to bake--she used to say it was her "therapy," and I feel the same way!"
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Prep Time
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Cook Time
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Servings
14 serving(s)
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour 1- 13 x9 inch square cake pan.
- Cream shortening and sugar together and add 1 tablespoon buttermilk.
- Sift flour three times and add baking powder and salt.
- Combine 1 1/2 cups buttermilk with 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. Alternate adding buttermilk to shortening mixture with flour.
- Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes. Once cool frost with frosting of your choice. If you want you can add orange extract to the frosting, about 1 teaspoon.