I used one cup butter instead of shortening. (I don't tend to use shortening and I think the shortening that 'grandma' would have used is much different that the shortening sold today.) Because I used butter I didn't add the butter flavored extract. I also use butter to grease the pan, it makes for a lovely crust. The method as written needs a little help. I don't suggest just adding all the flour, eggs and buttermilk all at once. I creamed the butter & sugar until light and fluffy, added the flavoring. Then added the eggs one at a time, incorporating each egg before adding the next one. Then alternated adding the sifted flour and buttermilk on low speed until combined. The cake had a nice crunchy crust and a tender interior. Excellent for topping with berries or for a trifle. Note to self. When making this recipe, use an angel food cake pan, my bundt cake pan is a little to small and the cake rose over the edge and almost overflowed, which made it difficult to get out of the pan. Thanks for sharing Grandma Ruby's recipe with us, it is a keeper!
I used one cup butter instead of shortening. (I don't tend to use shortening and I think the shortening that 'grandma' would have used is much different that the shortening sold today.) Because I used butter I didn't add the butter flavored extract. I also use butter to grease the pan, it makes for a lovely crust. The method as written needs a little help. I don't suggest just adding all the flour, eggs and buttermilk all at once. I creamed the butter & sugar until light and fluffy, added the flavoring. Then added the eggs one at a time, incorporating each egg before adding the next one. Then alternated adding the sifted flour and buttermilk on low speed until combined. The cake had a nice crunchy crust and a tender interior. Excellent for topping with berries or for a trifle. Note to self. When making this recipe, use an angel food cake pan, my bundt cake pan is a little to small and the cake rose over the edge and almost overflowed, which made it difficult to get out of the pan. Thanks for sharing Grandma Ruby's recipe with us, it is a keeper!
I made a few changes to mine.I used 1 cup unsalted butter cut the sugar to 1 cup. I added 1 teaspoon salt and 2 teaspoons baking powder. Came out very nice still sweet but not over powered.texture was great and my 2 mini Dachshund love it as well lol
No changes and yes I will bake again.
This cake was delicious! I did have a little trouble getting the sugar and shortening to whip up into a soft creamy batter. I just added a little softened butter and it did the trick. Otherwise I didn t change a thing and it was fabulous! Thanks for sharing this recipe. This one s a keeper!
