Buttermilk Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. buttermilk
3 c. sugar
5 c. flour
4 eggs
soda (enough to sweeten buttermilk)
1 tsp. vanilla or lemon extract (optional)

Preparation

Cream the butter with the sugar.
Add 4 eggs, one at a time; beat well.
Dissolve 1 teaspoon soda in 2 cups of buttermilk. Alternate additions of 5 cups sifted flour with buttermilk.
One teaspoon of vanilla or lemon extract may be added to enhance flavor.
Bake in a well-greased tube pan at 300\u00b0 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.