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Buttermilk Pound Cake

Southern Living April 1999Nana’s most requested from Kylie TNT
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Bread, Muffins and Cakes, Dessert
Cuisine American, Ashbourne Catering, Kay's "RED BOOK"

Ingredients
  

  • CAKE
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • optional
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • BUTTERMILK GLAZE
  • 2 tablespoons buttermilk
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ¾ teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • CAKE
  • Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes or until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating for 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Stir in extracts.
  • Combine flour and next three ingredients; add to butter mixture alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan.
  • Bake at 325°F for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and cool on wire rack. Pour Buttermilk Glaze over warm cake.
  • GLAZE
  • Bring first five ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat, and cool slightly. Stir in vanilla.
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