mamaw's buttermilk pound cake

Name: Mamaw's Buttermilk Pound Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: ## CAKE INGREDIENTS; 1/2 cup(s) butter flavor shortening; 1 stick(s) margarine; 2 3/4 cup(s) granulated sugar; 5 large eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) almond extract (for a change, can use lemon); 3 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 cup(s) buttermilk; ## GLAZE INGREDIENTS; 1 1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) almond extract (or lemon); 1 - 2 tablespoon(s) milk

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Colleen Winegard

Keota, IA

Updated on Feb 27, 2012

This cake has been passed down from my grandmother to my mom, to all my sisters, and now to my daughter. It's a simple, very moist, and delicious pound cake. Everyone requests it for their birthday cake, even the young ones. It's brought to all family gatherings, and my sisters and I have to check with each other to make sure we don't all end up bringing it. I've personally never substituted butter for the margarine or shortening, because the cake is perfect using the listed ingredients. For the fall season, I add 1/2 cup of molasses, 1 tsp ginger, and 1 tsp cinnamon to the batter.

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I added molasses,ginger & cinnamon to batter and molasses to glaze.

prep time 20 Min

cook time 55 Min

method Bake

yield 15 serving(s)

Ingredients

CAKE INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
1 stick margarine
2 3/4 cups granulated sugar
5 large eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract (for a change, can use lemon)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
GLAZE INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract (or lemon)
1 - 2 tablespoons milk

How To Make mamaw's buttermilk pound cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Cream the shortening, margarine, and granulated sugar until fluffy.

Step 2

Add eggs and extract.
Step 3

Mix well.
Step 4

Combine all dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
Step 5

Alternatively, add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the creamed mixture.
Step 6

Mix well between each addition.
Step 7

Pour into a greased/floured Bundt pan.
Step 8

Bake 50-60 minutes until the top springs and slightly browns.
Step 9

Cool a little in the pan.
Step 10

While still warm, invert onto a serving plate.
Step 11

Glaze: Mix powdered sugar, extract, and just enough milk to make a thick glaze.
Step 12

Drizzle glaze over the warm cake. If adding glaze to a completely cooled cake, add a little more milk to make it thinner.
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