Aunt Mary's Buttermilk Cake

Name: Aunt Mary's Buttermilk Cake
Prep time: 9 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 39 min
Ingredients: 1 cup boiling water; 2 tsp baking soda; 2/3 cup shortening; 1 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed); 1 cup white sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tsp vanilla or 1 tsp vanilla and 1 tsp almond flavoring; 2-3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup Prairie Farms Buttermilk

Aunt Mary's Buttermilk Cake will bring back memories with the first bite. It will remind you of those glorious childhood days when you got to sneak a little piece after school while dinner was cooking.

Cuisine: American

Course: Desserts, Seasonal, Snacks

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Prep Time 9

Total Time 39

Servings

Ingredients:

1 cup boiling water
2 tsp baking soda
2/3 cup shortening
1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla or 1 tsp vanilla and 1 tsp almond flavoring
2-3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup Prairie Farms Buttermilk

Directions:

Add soda to boiling water; set aside to cool.
Cream shortening; add sugars and continue to cream. Add eggs and beat well; add vanilla.
Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Add water and soda mixture.
Pour into greased, lightly floured pans.
Bake for 25-30 minutes at 350 °F.