This buttermilk pound cake recipe is the one I ate throughout my childhood and the same one I always make for my own family today. When it comes to strawberry shortcake in our family, honestly nothing else will do! There really is no better vehicle for enjoying yummy berries than a slice of this cake and a healthy dollop of freshly whipped cream. The magic ingredient here? Buttermilk! It lends an airiness to the crumb of this cake that will have you clamoring for just one. more. bite.
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Buttermilk Pound Cake
Buttermilk Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and shortening together with an electric mixer; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, mixing just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts.
- Pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 10-15 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire rack.
This buttermilk pound cake is yummy on its own, or even better served with strawberries, blackberries or blueberries and whipped cream. It is also heavenly with grilled peaches! This cake takes just a matter of minutes of active prep time, but it is so delicious! I love to make this for potlucks and parties with friends.
This buttermilk pound cake recipe can be prepared in a standard tube pan, but I really love to bake it in my Bundt pan for an extra pretty presentation.
Having grown up in a home brimming with sewing notions and paintbrushes, Amy has a deep love for all things creative. On any given day, you’ll find her knee-deep in her latest creative endeavor, with projects ranging from sewing and crafts to home decor and kid-friendly ideas. Amy believes that everyone, regardless of skill level or experience, possesses the ability to create something beautiful, and Positively Splendid was born of her passion for helping others harness their innate creative potential.
This looks delicous! I used Brown Sugar Pound Cake for my strawberry shortcake, and it was pretty phenomenal, but I’m going to have to try this!
Thank you, I am definitely trying this one!!
I love baked goods with buttermilk. I’ll have to give this a try!
Ooo, we fancy ourselves pound cake conoisseurs (ha ha) so I’ll have to try this one out! Buttermilk makes everything better, I think. 🙂
xo Heidi
This looks delicious!
I have buttermilk at home looking for a use right now. Yum!
In case you are a perfectionist like me, I wanted to let you know you have a typo: …beginning and ending with flour mixture, MIINGX just until blended after each addition…
Yum! I love making pound cake…but I’ve never tried it with buttermilk before. Your recipe sounds amazing:)
oh,,,love this! I love buttermilk baked goods! thank you for sharing this yummy recipe! Bonnie 😉
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I wanted to make this cake for a study group last night because it looked so yummy and I had some extra strawberries on hand to go with it. When I was ready to bake, I realized I was out of both vanilla and almond extract, which I had assumed I had in the pantry. Since it was naptime, I couldn’t just run to the store so I had to improvise. The closest substitution we had was spiced rum 🙂 Then to make matters even worse, I was completely distracted by my preschooler trying to help and my baby waking from nap and put 2 TABLEspoons of rum in instead of 2 TEAspoons! But it turned out great anyway! Although the rum worked out even the large amount, it definitely added a little more flavor so I used a sugar glaze instead of strawberries and whipped cream like I was planning. Thanks for sharing a great recipe!
Hello Amy: your recipe looks great but the problem is in my country we don´t have shortening, what can I use instead?. Thanks a lot !!!!!