Indulge in the classic charm of buttermilk pound cake, a quintessential treat that has captivated taste buds for generations. This dense, moist, and flavorful cake derives its richness from a combination of buttermilk, butter, and eggs, while a hint of lemon zest adds a refreshing citrus note. Experience the versatility of this timeless recipe as we present three variations that cater to diverse preferences. The original buttermilk pound cake is a traditional delight, showcasing the harmonious balance of flavors and textures. For a decadent twist, try the chocolate buttermilk pound cake, where rich cocoa powder transforms the classic into a chocolate lover's dream. If you seek a delightful fusion, venture into the realm of the orange buttermilk pound cake, where zesty orange zest and orange juice infuse each bite with a vibrant citrus burst. Whichever path you choose, embark on a culinary journey with our buttermilk pound cake recipes, promising an unforgettable taste experience that will leave you craving more.
Here are our top 12 tried and tested recipes!
BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE
Now that I've retired from teaching, I have more time to bake. This buttermilk pound cake is the one I make most often. It is a truly southern recipe, and one I think can't be topped-once people taste it, they won't go back to their other recipes with buttermilk. -Gracie Hanchey, De Ridder, Louisiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h20m
Yield 20 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; add alternately with buttermilk and beat well. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 285 calories, Fat 10g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 68mg cholesterol, Sodium 134mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (30g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 375 degrees F.
- Coat a 10-inch aluminum tube pan or 2 (9 by 5-inch) loaf pans with 1 tablespoon of butter and dust with 2 tablespoons of the flour.
- Combine the remaining 12 ounces of butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and cream for 6 minutes on medium speed, using the paddle attachment. Stop once to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula. With the mixer running at lowest speed, add the eggs, 1 at a time, making sure each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next. Again stopping once to scrape down the sides of the bowl. This will take approximately 1 1/2 minutes. Add the vanilla and salt and beat on medium speed for 30 seconds.
- With the mixer on the lowest speed add the flour in 3 installments, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour, making sure each portion is fully incorporated before adding the next. After the final addition, beat the batter for 30 seconds on medium speed until almost smooth.
- Scoop the batter into the prepared pan(s), dividing evenly if using 2 pans. Bake for 1 hour in a tube pan or in loaf pans, until the internal temperature reaches 210 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. The crust will be golden brown and spring back when pressed, but the crack around the center will appear moist.
- Remove the cake from the oven to a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan(s) and cool on the rack for 10 minutes longer. Store the cake on the rack covered with a tea towel for up to 3 days.
BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE II
Tangy, moist, and flavorful pound cake. Can be eaten plain or use as a base for numerous dessert ideas.
Provided by Cathy
Categories Desserts Cakes Pound Cake Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease one 9 or 10 inch tube pan. Mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter with sugar. Mix in the eggs, one at time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the lemon and the vanilla extracts. Gently mix in flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 90 minutes. Do not open oven door until after one hour. When cake begins to pull away from the side of the pan it is done. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 488.8 calories, Carbohydrate 75.1 g, Cholesterol 134.5 mg, Fat 18.3 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 7.2 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 289.2 mg, Sugar 51.3 g
BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE
Make and share this Buttermilk Pound Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by MightyStickFigure
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Yield 1 10inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy.
- Gradually add sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.
- Stir in flavorings.
- Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition.
- Pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup bundt pan.
- Bake at 325° for one hour and five minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on a wire rack 10-15 minutes; removes from pan, and cool on wire rack.
- Pour buttermilk glaze over warm cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 4955.8, Fat 209.8, SaturatedFat 124.7, Cholesterol 1343.8, Sodium 3245, Carbohydrate 700.7, Fiber 10.1, Sugar 414.6, Protein 73.9
LEMON & BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE
This buttermilk pound cake has a dense, moist crumb and bags of lemon flavour to cut through the richness. Make it for afternoon tea or for a summer picnic
Provided by Diana Henry
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and flour a loaf tin measuring 22 x 11 x 7cm. Sift the flour with a pinch of salt, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder. Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then add the lemon zest. Gradually add the eggs a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix the buttermilk with the lemon juice. Fold the flour mixture into the batter, alternating with the buttermilk and lemon mixture.
- Scrape the batter into the loaf tin and bake for 40-45 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Leave to sit for 10 mins, then turn out onto a wire cooling rack with a tray underneath it. Set the cake the right way up.
- To make the syrup, put the ingredients in a small saucepan and heat until the sugar has dissolved. Pierce the cake all over with a skewer then, while the cake is still warm, pour the syrup over slowly. Leave to cool.
- Gradually add the lemon juice to the icing sugar and mix until just smooth. If runny, put in the fridge for about 10 mins - you don't want it to set, you just want it become a little firmer. Pour or spread the icing over the cake (the bits that drizzle down the side will be caught by the tray under the cooling rack). This icing won't set hard, but do leave it to set a little before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 291 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 47 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 34 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium
BLANK SLATE BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE
This versatile cake is quick to mix up and tastes wonderful! It has been a winner in my family for over 35 years. The recipe originally came from an aunt of mine.
Provided by Donna M.
Categories Dessert
Time 1h45m
Yield 1 cake, 16-20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cream sugar, shortening and eggs.
- Add flavoring.
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
- Pour batter into greased and floured tube cake pan.
- Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 300°.
- Cool 10 minutes and turn out of pan.
- VARIATIONS: Add 1 cup of chocolate chips, melted, to batter for chocolate cake.
- Add grated orange or lemon peel for orange or lemon cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 314.9, Fat 14.1, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 35.5, Sodium 195.1, Carbohydrate 43.7, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 25.8, Protein 4.1
BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE
Steps:
- Buttermilk Pound Cake recipe (adapted from "Cuisine at Home" magazine, April 2011) 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat a 10-15 cup bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray (I like those that have flour added to them and that are designated 'for baking'). Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; set aside.* Cream butter in the bowl of stand mixer on medium speed until softened (You can also do this with a hand held electric mixer). With the mixer running on medium-low, slowly drizzle the sugar until all is added, about 5 minutes. Continue cream butter and sugar until sugar is dissolved, about 6 minutes more. Whisk eggs and vanilla together in bowl and then mix into creamed mixture in 3 or 4 batches to fully incorporate after each addition. Alternatively add flour mixture and buttermilk in 3 batches, starting and ending with the flour mixture. Transfer batter to prepared pan, smooth the top, and bake on an baking sheet until golden and a skewer inserted all the way to the bottom of the cake comes out clean, 1 - 1 1/4 hours (start checking after 1 hour). Allow cake to cool on a rack for 15 minutes; then turn out of pan onto a rack to cool completely. (I always refrigerate my cakes at least one day before I serve them, brownies too. Or at least for a few hours before serving if I'm short on time. I think they taste way better that way). *True Confessions time: I hate messing up so many bowls so I added one cup of the flour at a time in step 5 (so I skipped step 2) and just added the powder and salt with the second cup. Same thing with the eggs in step 4. I simply added the eggs at once. I know I'm terrible:) Lemon Curd Cream Cheese Frosting 1.In a stand mixer or with electric beaters, beat the lemon curd and cream cheese together until combined. Add the powdered sugar and beat until combined. Frost the cake (frosting will be sticky that's how it is supposed to be. But oh-so-good!)
EASY BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE
Love the texture of this pound cake. My husband's mother enjoyed making this for family gatherings or sharing with friends. It is a really nice treat.
Provided by eHelen
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Be sure to reserve 1 Cup sugar for the egg whites.
- Separate egg yolks and whites.
- Mix all ingredients except whites.
- Beat egg whites and add 1 Cup sugar continuing to beat until the whites are stiff.
- Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the cake batter.
- Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours or until done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 488.8, Fat 18.3, SaturatedFat 10.7, Cholesterol 147.2, Sodium 192.3, Carbohydrate 75.1, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 51.3, Protein 7.2
TO-DIE-FOR BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE RECIPE - (3.8/5)
Provided by carmen-2
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Next, grease and flour a 9" or 10" tube or bundt cake pan. By spooning lightly into measuring cups, measure 3 cups of flour and then level them off. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt by stirring. Mix cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the extracts and beat mixture until it is light and fluffy, about four minutes. Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk to the egg mixture. Carefully pour batter into prepared pan. Gently smooth the top surface of the batter with a rubber spatula. Bake in preheated oven. DO NOT open oven door until after one hour. When cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan, it is done. Let cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out on a wire rack to finish cooling. If cake doesn't want to release completely from the pan, tap lightly on top and sides of the upside-down pan with a spoon.
BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE
My mother-in-law was the best cook in the world. She died at age 92 in 2000, but this recipe came from one of her early friends in Winters, TX, before 1943. I bake it in her large tube pan that is 11 1/2" diameter, 4" deep, very heavy steel. It makes a very large cake, but it doesn't last long at our house!
Provided by BDH9556
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 20 1 1/2 inch slices, 18-20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Beat butter or margarine and add sugar in portions as you continue to beat. Beat until fluffy.
- Add each egg, one at a time, beating well after each.
- Add vanilla to buttermilk.
- Begin adding flour and buttermilk alternately, beginning with flour and ending with flour.
- Last, dissolve soda in hot water and mix well into cake batter.
- Pour batter into a large tube pan that has been well-greased (shortening) and floured. The cake will stick if this step is missed.
- Bake about 1 hour. My mother and mother-in-law said a test for doneness besides the golden brown color is that the cake begins to pull away from the sides slightly.
- As a precaution, I usually run a table knife around the outer and inner edge before turning the cake out on the rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 358.1, Fat 17.1, SaturatedFat 10.3, Cholesterol 100, Sodium 160.7, Carbohydrate 47.1, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 28.6, Protein 4.9
BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE
This is a wonderful pound cake that even the most picky eaters will love! Every time I make this, it is gone in no time.
Provided by Mom2BreBre
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cream butter, gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer until well blended.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Combine flour, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Stir in flavorings.
- Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees F (163 degrees C) for 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 4946.6, Fat 209, SaturatedFat 124.8, Cholesterol 1241.8, Sodium 3384.7, Carbohydrate 700, Fiber 10.1, Sugar 413.4, Protein 73.9
GRANDMA RUBY'S BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE
This lemon butter pound cake is super-moist and dense. It's not for those watching calories! It's a great comfort food and goes especially well with vanilla ice cream.
Provided by James Buddy Clower
Categories Desserts Cakes Pound Cake Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
- Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together into a bowl. Repeat sifting process 2 more times.
- Beat sugar and shortening together until smooth and creamy. Add flour mixture, buttermilk, eggs, lemon extract, vanilla extract, and butter extract; beat until batter is just combined. Pour batter into prepared tube pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 75 minutes. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 381.7 calories, Carbohydrate 56.3 g, Cholesterol 70.4 mg, Fat 15 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 135.2 mg, Sugar 38.4 g
Tips:
- Soften the butter and cream cheese to room temperature before creaming together. This will ensure that the mixture is smooth and well-combined.
- Use high-quality buttermilk. Fresh, full-fat buttermilk will give your cake the best flavor and texture.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the cake tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Bake the cake in a preheated oven. This will help to ensure that the cake bakes evenly.
- Cool the cake completely before frosting it. This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.
Conclusion:
Buttermilk pound cake is a delicious and versatile cake that can be enjoyed for breakfast, dessert, or as a snack. It is easy to make and can be customized with different flavors and toppings. Whether you are a beginner baker or an experienced pro, you are sure to love this classic recipe.
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