Ingredients
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at 70 degrees
- 2 cups granulated sugar, divided
- 4 extra-large eggs, at 70 degrees
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup buttermilk, at 70 degrees
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla flavoring
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Grease and flour 2 (8 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 2 1/2-inch) loaf pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper.
Cream the butter and granulated sugar within the bowl of the electric mixer fitted using the paddle attachment for around a few minutes, or until light and fluffy. Using the mixer on medium speed, beat within the eggs, 1 at any given time.
Inside a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, sodium bicarbonate. and salt. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk and vanilla. Add some flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately towards the batter, beginning and ending using the flour. Divide the batter evenly between your pans, smooth the tops, and bake for forty-five minutes to at least one hour, until a cake tester arrives clean.
Once the cakes are carried out, allow them to awesome for ten minutes. Remove them from the pans, put them on the baking rack and permit them to awesome completely. Wrap well, and store within the refrigerator.
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