Buttermilk Pound Cake with Custard Sauce

By Grammie926

Best result is with warm cake with chilled custard.

This recipe goes with Pound Cake with Balsamic Strawberries and Basil Whipped Cream

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Buttermilk Custard Sauce
• 2 c buttermilk
• 1/2 c sugar
• 1 Tblsp cornstarch
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 60mins
Cooking time 130mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 325°. Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

2. Add flour to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch (12-cup) tube pan.

3. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 1 hour). Serve with Buttermilk Custard Sauce as desired.

Buttermilk Custard Sauce Directions
Whisk together all ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil of at least 1 minute over medium heat whisking constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Serve warm of cold. May store for up to 1 week in fridge in an air-tight container.