Buttermilk Pound Cake

This was such a moist rich pound cake. I must for any Sunday dessert. I found it here on the taste of Home website. I also added a caramel icing to it, but you can just sprinkle powdered sugar on it too.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 3 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour and baking soda; add alternately with the buttermilk and beat well. Stir in vanilla.
• Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Yield: 16-20 servings.