| Texas Buttermilk Pound Cake
1 cup of shortening
3 cups of sugar
6 egg yolks
3 cups of flour
1/4 teaspoon of soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of buttermilk
6 egg whites, beaten stiff
2 teaspoons of lemon juice |
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Beat shortening and sugar together; add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each; alternate dry ingredients with buttermilk and mix; fold in lemon juice and beaten egg whites carefully. Put in a tube pan (Pam or grease pan first). Bake at 325ºF. for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Glaze:
1/4 cup of buttermilk
Powdered sugar
Mix 2 ingredients together to desired consistency and pour over warm cake. |
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