zula's buttermilk cake

Saginaw, TX
Updated on Apr 15, 2013

My husband's mother made this recipe and he wanted one. She passed away about 12 years ago. I called his aunt, who got the recipes his mother had, and thankfully she found that recipe and gave it to me. He likes it because it isn't overly sweet. He said his mother liked it because she didn't have to bother with making icing!

prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr 15 Min
method ---
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar, divided
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 6 large eggs, separated

How To Make zula's buttermilk cake

  • Step 1
    Preheat the oven to 350. Grease and flour a Bundt cake pan.
  • Step 2
    Beat egg whites, add 1/2 cup sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Let sit while mixing remaining ingredients.
  • Step 3
    Cream remaining sugar with shortening and egg yolks, add buttermilk with soda dissolved in it.
  • Step 4
    Add dry ingredients. Fold in egg whites gently. Bake at 350, start checking for doneness after 1 hour.

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