Buttermilk Cake

Name: Buttermilk Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (2 sticks); 2 cups sugar; 4 egg yolks; 3 cups cake flour, sifted; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk; 4 egg whites, beaten stiff; 3 tablespoons butter, melted; 12 cup brown sugar; 1 cup nuts, chopped or 1 cup shredded coconut; 3 tablespoons cream

12 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
3 cups cake flour, sifted
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
4 egg whites, beaten stiff
3 tablespoons butter, melted
12 cup brown sugar
1 cup nuts, chopped or 1 cup shredded coconut
3 tablespoons cream

Directions

1

Grease and flour a 9-by-13-inch pan.
2

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
3

Beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
4

Beat in egg yolks, one at a time.
5

Sift cake flour with cream of tartar and baking soda.
6

Beat into batter alternately with buttermilk in several additions.
7

Fold in egg whites.
8

Pour batter into prepared pan.
9

Bake about 50 minutes, until cake tests done.
10

Stir together topping ingredients.
11

Remove finished cake from oven, spread with topping and place under broiler, 3 inches from heat, until bubbly and caramelized, 1 to 2 minutes.