Cathy's Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 12 ounces butter
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plain)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon flavoring
• 1 cup walnut pieces

Recipe

• 1 butter a tube pan. preheat oven to 300' f (150'c).
• 2 cream together butter and sugar - i use an electric mixer.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 with wooden spoon, add flour and salt (retain 2 tablespoons flour to flour the walnuts so they don't sink to the bottom of the cake when baking).
• 5 dissolve baking soda in 1 tablespoon hot water, and add to buttermilk. mix well.
• 6 pour this mixture into the batter and stir.
• 7 add vanilla and lemon flavoring.
• 8 toss walnut pieces with reserved flour and add this mixture to the batter; mix well.
• 9 spread batter into prepared pan (will be stiff). smooth top and bake for 1 1/2 hours. don't open oven for first 45 minutes. cake is done when top is rich golden brown and knife inserted comes out clean.
• 10 let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then on a rack.