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Grandma’s Citrus Buttermilk Cake (Easy Lemon Glazed Recipe)

Treat your family to Grandma's Citrus Buttermilk Cake! This easy, moist buttermilk cake features a fresh orange and lemon glaze that makes it absolutely divine.
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: buttermilk, cake, citrus, lemon, lemon cake
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Cooling time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 488kcal

Equipment

  • 1 10 inch fluted tube pan
  • 2 large bowl
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 toothpick
  • 1 fork or wooden skewer
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 wire rack

Ingredients 

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 tsps lemon extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Glaze

  • 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 Tbsp grated orange zest
  • 5 Tbsp orange juice
  • 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest
  • 5 Tbsps lemon juice
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10 inch, fluted tube pan.
  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each egg addition. Beat in the lemon extract.
  • In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Then add the ingredients in this bowl to the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk, beating after each addition.
  • Transfer to the prepared flute pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
  • Now, poke holes in the warm cake using a fork or a wooden skewer. Mix the glaze ingredients, and spoon the glaze mixture over the top of the cake. Let this cool for 15 minutes before removing it from the pan t a wire rack. Then let it cool completely.

Notes

Tip text
Grandma's tip to remove the cake easily.
Start by greasing plain and fluted tube pans with solid shortening.  

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Grandma’s Citrus Buttermilk Cake (Easy Lemon Glazed Recipe)
Serving Size
 
1 slice
Amount per Serving
Calories
488
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
18
g
28
%
Saturated Fat
 
5
g
31
%
Cholesterol
 
63
mg
21
%
Sodium
 
301
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
 
75
g
25
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
50
g
56
%
Protein
 
6
g
12
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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