Today I am sharing with you a fabulously old fashioned recipe for a quick and easy buttermilk cake that is so tasty, it will have your family and friends begging for seconds.
- ¼ cup (60g) butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (200g) soft light brown sugar (packed)
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ (210g) cups all-purpose plain flour
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- ½ cup (100g) soft light brown sugar (packed)
- 1 TBS milk
- 1 TBS cream
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup (90g) chopped toasted pecan nuts
Farmhouse Buttermilk Cake
Ingredients
- ¼ cup (60g) butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (200g) soft light brown sugar (packed)
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ (210g) cups all-purpose plain flour
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- ½ cup (100g) soft light brown sugar (packed)
- 1 TBS milk
- 1 TBS cream
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup (90g) chopped toasted pecan nuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Butter a 9 inch deep cake tin and line with some baking parchment, leaving an overhang to lift the cake out with.
- Cream the butter and brown sugar together with a wooden spoon. Beat in the egg and vanilla, until smooth. Beat in the buttermilk.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Sprinkle over top of the wet ingredients and beat all together until well combined. Pour into your prepared pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- While the cake is baking, whisk together the praline topping ingredients.
- At the end of 30 minutes, remove the cake from the oven. Pour the topping over top of the cake spreading it out to cover the top completely. (It will appear thick but be easy to spread)
- Return to the oven for a further 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave in the pan to cool for 20 minutes. Lift out onto a wire rack to cool completely. The topping will firm up as the cake cools.
- Cut into wedges to serve.
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- 1 cup (140g) plain all purpose flour
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup (120g) butter
- 2 heaping TBS unsweetened cocoa powder (not the drink mix)
- 1/2 cup (120ml) boiling water
- 1/4 cup (60ml) buttermilk
- 1 large free range egg, beaten
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 TBS butter
- 3 TBS whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 heaped TBS cocoa powder
- 2 cups (260g) icing sugar, sifted
- a handful of toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
Texas Chocolate Sheet Pan Cake (small batch)
Ingredients
- 1 cup (140g) plain all purpose flour
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup (120g) butter
- 2 heaping TBS unsweetened cocoa powder (not the drink mix)
- 1/2 cup (120ml) boiling water
- 1/4 cup (60ml) buttermilk
- 1 large free range egg, beaten
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 TBS butter
- 3 TBS whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups (260g) icing sugar, sifted
- 2 heaped TBS cocoa powder
- a handful of toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Lets put the cake together first.
- Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/gas mark 4. Butter a 12 by 10 inch rimmed sheet pan really well. Set aside. (I use canola cooking spray)
- Whisk the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a medium sized bowl.
- Melt the butter in the microwave (about 20 seconds on high). Whisk in the cocoa powder and the boiling water.
- Whisk the buttermilk, egg, baking soda and vanilla together in a measuring cup.
- Stir the buttermilk/egg mixture into the flour mixture in the bowl, followed by the butter mixture. Stir everything together until smooth and well combined. Pour the batter into the prepared sheet pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean and the top should spring back when lightly touched.
- While the cake is baking make the icing, ready to spread on the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- Melt the butter in a medium sized bowl in the microwave. Remove and whisk in the vanilla, cocoa powder and milk. Beat in the icing sugar until smooth.
- Spread this over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven, using an offset spatula to spread it right into the corners. Sprinkle the toasted pecans over top.
- Leave to cool for half an hour before serving. This is a lovely moist cake!
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- 3 cups (420g) plain, all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups (345g) butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups (300g) sugar
- 1 1/2 cups (181g) sour cream
- 6 large free range eggs, at room temperature separated
- 2 TBS finely grated orange zest
- 2 TBS finely grated lemon zest
- pinch of cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 cups (300g) sugar
- 1/2 cup (120ml) Grand Marnier, or other orange liqueur
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 6 TBS freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
If you are looking for a delicious cake to serve at your weekend celebrations this weekend (Canada Day and Independence Day) look no further. This is the perfect cake!
It is moist and a tiny bit dense, perfectly willing to stand up to being transported to and fro, and very well suited to being enjoyed along with fresh fruit and cream.
Some other cakes which you might enjoy in much the same way are:
HOT MILK SPONGE CAKE - This is the cake we grew up with in our home. It is the one my mother always baked for us. Most often we had it split with jam in the middle, but it goes fabulously with fruit.
ALICE'S PLAIN CAKE - This is the cake my mom always made for me when I was young. It was considered to be perfectly suitable for a small child's digestive system. It is wonderful served with whipped cream and fresh berries.
Orange & Lemon Sour Cream Cake
Ingredients
- 3 cups (420g) plain, all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups (345g) butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups (300g) sugar
- 1 1/2 cups (181g) sour cream
- 6 large free range eggs, at room temperature separated
- 2 TBS finely grated orange zest
- 2 TBS finely grated lemon zest
- pinch of cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 cups (300g) sugar
- 1/2 cup (120ml) Grand Marnier, or other orange liqueur
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 6 TBS freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325*F/165*C/ gas mark 3. Butter and flour a 10 inch tube pan. (I used a Bundt pan.)
- Sift the flour, baking powder, and baking soda into a bowl.
- Cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the sour cream, egg yolk, and fruit zests. Beat for five minutes until thoroughly blended. Stir in the dry ingredients.
- Using clean dry beaters, beat the egg whites, along with the cream of tartar until stiff but not dry peaks form.
- Fold half of the egg whites into the batter gently to lighten it, nd then fold in the remaining egg whites.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for about 1 hours, until risen, golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Leave to cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack.
- For the optional syrup, combine all of the ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over medium low heat, swirling the pan occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat to medium high and boil until the syrup thickens slightly, about 8 minutes. Leave to cool until just warm.
- Pierce the tip of the cake with a bamboo skewer or toothpick multiple times. Slowly pour the syrup over top, allowing it to soak in before adding more.
- This is delicious served, cut into wedges, with fresh berries and whipped cream. (with or without the optional glaze)
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