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Buttermilk Pound Cake 1 cup butter, softened 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon lemon extract Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine flour, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in flavorings. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on a rack. Makes one 10 inch cake. |