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uncut vanilla buttermilk pound cake on a white cake stand
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Vanilla Buttermilk Pound Cake

This vanilla buttermilk pound cake is fully homemade and totally easy. Rich, dense, and moist with caramel icing, it's always a winner.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 10 Slices
Calories 439kcal

Equipment

  • Measuring Cups and Spoons
  • mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Spoon
  • Bundt pan
  • Wire cooling rack

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 2 ⅓ cups sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour scooped and leveled
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Icing

  • Homemade or store bought caramel
  • cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. Bundt tube pan and set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla or cookie nip and 1 egg at a time, Beating well after each addition.
  • In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk (batter will be thick).
  • Scoop out 1 cup of batter and mix in a 2 tbsp caramel sauce. (1 tbsp if it’s a loose sauce). Stir until mixed.
  • Fill the bottom of the Bundt pan with regular batter, top with the caramel batter, then cover with the remaining regular batter.
  • Transfer to prepared pan.
  • Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes.
  • Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Icing

  • For icing, beat 1 cup caramel sauce and 1 cup confectioners' sugar thinned out with heavy whipping cream spoon over cake.

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 439kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 170mg | Potassium: 132mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 61g | Vitamin A: 267IU | Vitamin C: 0.05mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 2mg