buttermilk cake

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44 Pinches
Portal, ND
Updated on Feb 8, 2011

This is an old recipe of my mother-in-law's. There is no time or number of servings. It is a good cake recipe.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 cup pecans, in pieces
  • 1 cup raisins boiled & cooled and rolled in flour
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnomon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

How To Make buttermilk cake

  • Step 1
    Cream sugar,butter and eggs. Sift dry ingredients together, then add to wet ingredients.Mix well. Bake in a 11x17 inch pan at 350 degrees until done.Use a cake tester or wooden pick in center; if it comes out clean it is done.
  • Step 2
    Frosting 2 cups brown sugar 3/4 cup of heavy cream 1 tablespoon of butter 2 tsp vanilla Boil brown sugar, cream to soft-ball stage. Take off heat.Add butter,cool.Add vanilla,beat until it loses its gloss.Frost the cake with the frosting.

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