Auntie's Buttermilk Cake

Auntie's Buttermilk Cake

Recipe by Jeannette Gartner from allrecipes.com

Dessert

Ingredients

14

14 servings

  • 0.75 cup shortening
  • 1.5 cups white sugar
  • 2.75 cups cake flour
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1.5 cups buttermilk
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour 1- 13 x9 inch square cake pan.
  • Cream shortening and sugar together and add 1 tablespoon buttermilk.
  • Sift flour three times and add baking powder and salt.
  • Combine 1 1/2 cups buttermilk with 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. Alternate adding buttermilk to shortening mixture with flour.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes. Once cool frost with frosting of your choice. If you want you can add orange extract to the frosting, about 1 teaspoon.

Nutritional Facts

Per 14 servings

  • Calories: 299
  • Carbohydrate: 45g
  • Fat: 12g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 4g
  • Sugar: 23g

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