1. Home
  2. Food & Drink
  3. Southern Food

Buttermilk Cake Recipe

User Rating5.0 out of 5 (1 Review)  Write a Review

By , About.com Guide

Scroll down to see more cake recipes.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sifted cake flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar

Preparation:

Sift flour, baking soda and salt together.

In mixing bowl, cream butter and shortening; add sugar gradually, creaming until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks; beat until very light. Add vanilla and lemon extract; blend well.

Combine buttermilk and vinegar. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture. Beat until batter is smooth. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

Pour buttermilk cake batter into greased 7 x 10 x 2-inch baking pan or 2 8-inch layer cake pans.

Bake single at 350°. 35 to 45 minutes; layers at 375°. 25 to 30 minutes.

Related Cake Recipes
Everyday Cake
Yellow Cake
Golden Layer Cake
Sweet Cream Cake
Yellow Cake II
Butter Pecan Cake
White Mountain Cake
Buttermilk White Cake
Sponge Cake
Frosting Recipes
Seven Minute Frosting Recipe
Fluffy White Frosting Recipe
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Fluffy Cocoa Frosting
Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting
Alice's Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting
Orange Frosting Recipe
Fudge Frosting
Chocolate Fudge Frosting, 2-Layer
Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe for Two Layer Cake
Cream Cheese Frosting
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Creamy Butter Frosting Recipe
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Cake Recipes
Frosting Recipes
Pound Cakes
Sponge Cakes
Angel Food Cakes
Pie Recipes
Cookie Recipes Index
Candy Recipes

Slow Cooker Recipes | Casseroles | Main Recipe Index
Weekly Crockpot Recipe Newsletter

5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Excellent Beginner CakeDecember 15, 2007By KimWoodard
"I was hungry for the fresh, made-from-scratch goodness my mother always baked up. I went looking for something simple, yet full of flavor. This recipe matched my needs for both ease and taste. I topped it off with the chocolate sour cream frosting recipe found here as well. What a taste treat! I'm baking it up to share at my company holiday pot-luck next week."

Explore Southern Food

About.com Special Features

Holiday Central

What to eat, where to go, fun things to do and how to save money on the perfect gifts. More >

Conquering High Cholesterol

Learn how you can reduce your your numbers with these nutrition and exercise tips. More >

  1. Home
  2. Food & Drink
  3. Southern Food
  4. Dessert and Cake Recipes
  5. Cake Recipes
  6. Yellow and White Cakes
  7. Buttermilk Cake Recipe>

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.