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Dessert for 12

Buttermilk Pound Cake

$4.17for 495 minServes 12

Buttermilk pound cake bakes slowly in a prepared tube pan, cools, and gets a thin vanilla glaze.

Buttermilk Pound Cake

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What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical8 oz$3.20Typical price
Eggs, 6$0.30 each typical6$1.80Typical price
Buttermilk, 8.5 oz$0.05/oz typical8.5 oz$0.43Typical price
Heavy cream, 1 oz$0.22/oz typical1 oz$0.23Typical price
Total for the servings shown$12.51

Swaps

  • Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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.

  • 95 minstart to table
  • Involveddifficulty
  • 12servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

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Typical price

$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.

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

  1. Heat the oven to 325 F and grease a 10-inch tube pan with the shortening and oil, then dust it with flour.
  2. Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt, then beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mix in the lemon and vanilla extracts, and add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
  4. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 70 to 75 minutes, until a tester comes out clean.
  5. 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.

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