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Buttermilk Pound Cake

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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

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Buttermilk Pound Cake

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 12

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.

Buttermilk Pound Cake Recipe

 

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.

Buttermilk Pound Cake

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. 

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  1. TheeFireWife says

    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!

  6. Trailmixy says

    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…

  9. SJ says

    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!

  10. susana says

    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 !!!!!