Dessert for 12
Buttermilk Pound Cake
Buttermilk pound cake bakes slowly in a prepared tube pan, cools, and gets a thin vanilla glaze.
$4.17for 4 servings
$1.04 per serving$4.17 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 95 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 8 oz | $3.20Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 6 | $1.80Typical price |
| Buttermilk$0.05/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $0.43Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.23Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $12.51 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourOlive and cooking oilCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilBaking powder and sodaSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup butter
- 3 cups white sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp lemon extract
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk or cream
Steps
- Heat the oven to 325 F and grease a 10-inch tube pan with the shortening and oil, then dust it with flour.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt, then beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, mix in the lemon and vanilla extracts, and add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
- Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 70 to 75 minutes, until a tester comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, turn it onto a rack to cool completely, and whisk the powdered sugar with the milk or cream before drizzling it over the cake.
Swaps
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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