Grandmother’S Buttermilk Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup buttermilk
ALMOND GLAZE
1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
2 -3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation

Sift together flour and baking soda.
Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and almond extract. (Total beating time: 10 minutes.).
Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Pour batter into well greased 9 inch tube pan.
Bake in 350\u00b0F oven about 1 hour and 25 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pan on rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan; cool on rack.
Spoon Almond Glaze over top of cake. Let some of glaze drip down sides. Makes 12 servings.
FOR THE ALMOND GLAZE: Combine 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners sugar, 2 to 3 Tablespoons milk and 1/2 teaspoons almond extract. Stir until smooth.
Country Fair Cookbook.