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Ingredients
| salted butter: 1 cup (no substitutes) |
| granulated sugar: 3 cups |
| eggs: 4 |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 3 cups |
| baking soda: 1/4 tsp |
| buttermilk: 1 cup |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| powdered sugar |
Buttermilk Pound Cake
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"Now that I've retired from teaching, I have more time to bake. This cake is the one I make most often. It is a truly Southern recipe, and one I think can't be topped - once people taste it, they won't go back to their other recipes."
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Prep Time
10 min -
Cook Time
70 min -
Servings
16 serving(s)
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Directions
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour and baking soda; add alternately with the buttermilk and beat well. Stir in vanilla. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until cake test done. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar.