BUTTERMILK CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE ENJOY DAN:

             BUTTERMILK CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE by CHEF DAN:

Serves 12-14

INGREDIENTS:

2-1/2-cups all-purpose flour

1/4-teaspoon salt

1/2-teaspoon baking soda

1/2-teaspoon baking powder

1 cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

4 egg whites

2 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 cup buttermilk

DIRECTIONS:   (PRE-HEAT THE OVEN TO 325 DEGREES)

1.   Grease and flour a cake pan with a removable bottom and very large center hole, or tube cake pan.

2.   Sift dry ingredients together.

3.   Cream butter and sugar together.

4.   Add egg whites one a time until just thoroughly incorporated.

5.   Stir lemon juice and lemon extract into buttermilk.

6.   Mix into cake batter just to incorporate.

7.   Pour cake batter into pre-pared cake pan.

8.   Place on a half sheet covered with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour.

9.   While cake is baking, mix together glaze ingredients.

10.                When cake is done, slowly pour glaze over cake and return cake to oven for 3 minutes.

11.                Remove the oven and let rest 8 minutes.

12.                Then remove from pan and enjoy.

 BUTTERMILK GLAZE:

2 cups powdered sugar

1-1/2-teaspoons baking soda

1/2-cup buttermilk

1/2-cup butter

1 tablespoon light corn syrup

1 teaspoon lemon extract

DIRECTIONS:

Bring the first 5 ingredients to a boil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat

Boil stirring often, about 4 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in almond extract.

ENJOY DAN:          BON-APPETITE!!