This is an old Southern favorite which I believe you will enjoy. You may substitute fresh strawberries for the peaches however in the South we always take advantage of what crops are currently in season and Sweet Georgia Peaches are currently abundant. I love to serve this cake for dessert for Sunday Dinner along with my Fried Chicken, Mashed Ppotatoes, Gravy and Creamed Sweet Peas. Now for all you city gals and guys out there and for some of you Northern folks this is what we call down South "From Scratch Recipe", which basically means there is no store brought cake mix here and we do not skimp on the ingredients.
You will need a 10" tube cake pan, a flour sifter, a spatula, extra butter and flour to grease and flour cake pan, and yes you may use your electric mixer. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
BUTTERMILK CAKE
1 cup butter softened.
2 cups sugar.
4 eggs, yolks and whites divided (in a separate bowl beat egg whites till stiff, set aside).
1/2 teaspoon baking soda.
1 cup buttermilk.
3 cups flour.
1/8 teaspoon salt.
3 tablespoons vanilla (not the imitation kind, this is a Southern recipe after all)
Mix softened butter and sugar well. Then add egg yolks. You will need to shift your flour, baking soda, and salt together. Now alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk into the butter/sugar mixture. Mix well and add vanilla. Gently fold in egg whites using a spatula and gently mix well. Bake in a 10" tube pan that has been greased and floured at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 5 minutes. Let cake cool in pan then place on a cake plate.
In a bowl slice up as many ripe sweet peaches as you have guests, set aside. In a separate bowl mix 1/2 pint of whole cream with 1 teaspoon vanilla till stiff.
Place the cake on the table along with the fresh sliced sweet peaches and the bowl of fresh whipped cream. Slice the cake for your guests and allow them to add the peaches and cream to their liken.
Enjoy!
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