
Buttermilk Pound Cake
Buttermilk Pound Cake might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. This recipe makes 12 servings with 463 calories, 5g of protein, and 17g of fat each. For 49 cents per serving, this recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. It is brought to you by Foodista. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 5 would say it hit the spot. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up butter, sugar, buttermilk, and a few other things to make it today. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 22%, which is not so awesome. Buttermilk Pound Cake, Buttermilk Pound Cake, and Buttermilk Pound Cake are very similar to this recipe.
- Serves: 12
- Time: 45 Mins
- Category: dessert
- Health Rating: 1.0
Ingredients
Image | Name | Qty | Metric | Price |
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flour | 375.0 | grams | None |
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baking soda | 0.25 | teaspoons | None |
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salt | 0.5 | teaspoons | None |
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butter | 227.0 | grams | None |
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sugar | 600.0 | grams | None |
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eggs | 5.0 | None | |
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lemon zest | 1.0 | None | |
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nutmeg | 0.5 | teaspoons | None |
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vanilla extract | 2.0 | teaspoons | None |
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buttermilk | 240.0 | milliliters | None |

flour
Qty: 375.0
Metric: grams
Price: None

baking soda
Qty: 0.25
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None

salt
Qty: 0.5
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None

butter
Qty: 227.0
Metric: grams
Price: None

sugar
Qty: 600.0
Metric: grams
Price: None

eggs
Qty: 5.0
Metric:
Price: None

lemon zest
Qty: 1.0
Metric:
Price: None

nutmeg
Qty: 0.5
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None

vanilla extract
Qty: 2.0
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None

buttermilk
Qty: 240.0
Metric: milliliters
Price: None
Instructions
Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 F. Butter one 9- or 10-inch tube pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper, and butter the bottom again. Optional: In addition to buttering the pan, coat the sides with sugar.
Ingredients:
- butter
- sugar
Equipment:
- baking paper
- oven
- frying pan
Step 2: Sift flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Ingredients:
- baking soda
- all purpose flour
- salt
Step 3: In a large bowl, beat butter with sugar until creamy, 5 minutes.
Ingredients:
- butter
- sugar
Equipment:
- bowl
Step 4: Mix in the eggs, one at time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the lemon zest, nutmeg and the vanilla extract.
Ingredients:
- vanilla extract
- lemon zest
- nutmeg
- egg
Step 5: Add one-third of the flour mixture to the batter and mix well.
Ingredients:
- all purpose flour
Step 6: Add one-half of the buttermilk into the batter and mix well. Continue to alternate the flour mixture and the buttermilk.
Ingredients:
- buttermilk
- all purpose flour
Pour batter into the prepared pan. Optional
Step 1: Garnish with chopped pecans/walnuts or sliced almonds.
Ingredients:
- pecan pieces
- sliced almonds
- walnuts
Step 2: Bake in a preheated oven for 70 to 90 minutes. Do not open oven door within the first hour of baking. The cake is done when it starts to pull away from the tube pans side, or use the toothpick trick. Insert a toothpick and when it comes out clean, the cake is done cooking. After removing the cake from the oven, cool in a pan for 10 minutes.
Equipment:
- toothpicks
- oven
- frying pan
Step 3: Remove from the cake from the pan and place on a wire rack.
Equipment:
- wire rack
- frying pan
Step 4: Let cool completely.
Dietary Information
- Vegetarian
Nutrition Facts
Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Needs |
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Calories | 463.38 kcal | 23.17% |
Fat | 16.52 g | 25.42% |
Saturated Fat | 10.17 g | 63.58% |
Carbohydrates | 74.93 g | 24.98% |
Net Carbohydrates | 74.02 g | 26.92% |
Sugar | 51.19 g | 56.88% |
Cholesterol | 42.87 mg | 14.29% |
Sodium | 284.31 mg | 12.36% |
Alcohol | 0.23 g | 100.0% |
Alcohol % | 0.22 % | 100.0% |
Protein | 5.41 g | 10.81% |
Selenium | 14.33 µg | 20.47% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.26 mg | 17.12% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.26 mg | 15.33% |
Folate | 59.38 µg | 14.85% |
Manganese | 0.22 mg | 11.07% |
Vitamin A | 506.06 IU | 10.12% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.89 mg | 9.45% |
Iron | 1.5 mg | 8.35% |
Phosphorus | 57.44 mg | 5.74% |
Fiber | 0.91 g | 3.66% |
Calcium | 34.56 mg | 3.46% |
Vitamin E | 0.47 mg | 3.15% |
Copper | 0.06 mg | 2.91% |
Magnesium | 10.94 mg | 2.73% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.26 mg | 2.59% |
Potassium | 88.45 mg | 2.53% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.14 µg | 2.26% |
Zinc | 0.32 mg | 2.16% |
Vitamin D | 0.26 µg | 1.73% |
Vitamin K | 1.48 µg | 1.41% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.02 mg | 1.17% |