Buttermilk Pound Cake Recipe

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• Confectioners' sugar, optional

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; add alternately with buttermilk and beat well.

Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. bundt pan. Bake at 325° for 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.
Yield: 16-20 servings.

Originally published as Buttermilk Pound Cake in Country Extra
November 1993, p49