Name: Mom's Citrus Buttermilk Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening -; 2 cups sugar -; 4 large eggs, room temperature -; 2 teaspoons lemon extract -; 3 cups all-purpose flour -; 1 teaspoon baking powder -; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; 1 cup buttermilk -; Glaze: -; 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar -; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest -; 5 tablespoons orange juice -; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest -; 5 tablespoons lemon juice -; 1/4 teaspoon salt -

Recipe information

Cooking:

25 min.

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Ingredients for - Mom's Citrus Buttermilk Cake

1. 1 cup shortening -

2. 2 cups sugar -

3. 4 large eggs, room temperature -

4. 2 teaspoons lemon extract -

5. 3 cups all-purpose flour -

6. 1 teaspoon baking powder -

7. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda -

8. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

9. 1 cup buttermilk -

10. Glaze: -

11. 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar -

12. 1 tablespoon grated orange zest -

13. 5 tablespoons orange juice -

14. 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest -

15. 5 tablespoons lemon juice -

16. 1/4 teaspoon salt -

How to cook deliciously - Mom's Citrus Buttermilk Cake

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan.

2. Stage

Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition.

3. Stage

Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes.

4. Stage

Poke holes in warm cake using a fork or wooden skewer. Mix glaze ingredients; spoon slowly over cake. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack; cool completely. If desired, sprinkle with additional zest before serving.