Buttermilk Pound Cake
Now that I've retired from teaching, I have more time to bake. This buttermilk 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 with buttermilk. —Gracie Hanchey, De Ridder, Louisiana
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2-1/2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Confectioners' sugar, optional
Reviews
Shaun, baking soda works as a leavening agent when combined with an acid. In this case, the buttermilk is the acid so the buttermilk and baking powder will make your cake rise.
I am hopeless at baking. Most things don’t turn out for me, but THIS recipe even stood up to my ineptitude as a baker. A tad on the sweet side for my taste buds, but that’s just me personally. Can’t fault the texture and fact that even I couldn’t screw this up. Thank you.
this cake took nearly 80 minutes. It was tasty, but I will stick to bundt cakes that have a glaze. This one needed something. I used whipping cream.
This is a wonderful recipe! Shannon needs to take a deep breath and read the reviews to understand that she is blowing air and seriously mistaken about this recipe! Over 100 reviews and no one is in agreement with her. The Review option is not for showing off an affected "better cook than any of you" attitude.
Hello Shaun here. I am looking at the recipe so I don't have to use self rising agent of any form such as baking powder?
This recipe is very simple but tastes incredible! I followed the recipe except I added a touch of Lorann Lemon emulsion to the batter which made it absolutely perfect!
I had some left over buttermilk in my fridge and decided to Google buttermilk cake recipes. Found quite a lot of recipes but decided to go with this recipe. Im glad i did cause it is so fluffy and delicious and simple to make. My husband has almsot eaten the entire cake ??
This was amazingly delicious and super simple to make! It isn't too sweet but it is heavy. My coworkers ate it up and I got many compliments. Thank you!
Cannot wait to cut into this cake later...it’s in my oven now! The batter was luscious and fluffy! I did add a dash of sea salt to the batter and added 1/2 teaspoon more vanilla, I did make this in my bundt pan!
Is there anyway you can make it a marble pound cake