[lizma2]

Spent quite a few holidays and big family events in Germany and they can do cakes and tortes really, really well. (and often)

Favorite family cake is my Grams Buttermilk Cake. People I work with love this. Most requested ever. Will be making a couple for Christmas. Including one for Walter Reed. (Volunteer there.)

1 cp butter
2 cp sugar

add
4 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla

sift
3cp sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar

add
1 cp buttermilk

fold in
4 stiffly beaten egg whites

Pour into a 9” tube pan. Bake 350 for 50 m.

Topping (cut the cake in half (upper and lower) and put 1/2 the topping in the middle.)
6 T butter
1 cp brown sugar
2 cp pecans
4 T cream
Place under broiler about 2 minutes.

[Jamestown1630]

That sounds very good!