posted by tampasmom 05-01-103 8:00 AM
Wyoming Buttermilk Cake
5 eggs, separated
2 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 cup butter (no substitutes)
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 cups buttermilk (heat 1/3 cup of the buttermilk, and add 1/2 tsp soda)
Prepare a tube pan by lining bottom with a ring of parchment paper, grease paper and pan.
Beat egg whites until stiff and set aside. Beat yolks, add butter and sugar. Add warm buttermilk. Add remaining buttermilk alternately with flour. Add vanilla. Fold in egg whites.
Bake in tube pan at 300F oven for 1 hour, reduce heat to 250F for 45 minutes.
Glaze: 2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tblsp Buttermilk
Remove cake from oven and invert onto a cake plate.
Pour glaze over cake while still hot from the oven.