Food and Recipes Desserts Cakes Lee Ann Womack's Buttermilk Pound Cake Be the first to rate & review! In a recent interview with country musician Lee Ann Womack, the artist told editor in chief Sid Evans about her mom's buttermilk pound cake. In fact, she shared that neighbors ask for her mom's "famous pound cake" all the time. Instead of simply printing it out for friends and family, her 80-year-old mom handwrites every recipe on a cute little card. Womack says, "it's like a little gift" and something personal she can give to others to make at home and enjoy. Womack shared her mother's delicious recipe with us below. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on February 24, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Courtesy of Lee Ann Womack Ingredients 1 cup shortening 3 cups sugar 6 eggs 3 cups flour 2 teaspoons salt ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup buttermilk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 teaspoons lemon extract Confectioner's sugar for garnish Directions Preheat oven to 350. In one bowl mix together the flour, salt and baking soda. In a larger bowl, using a mixer, combine the shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time until mixed. Alternating with buttermilk, add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the sugar/shortening combo. Add the extracts. Pour into a greased bundt or tube pan and bake for one hour. Tips After its cool, Gertie (my mom) uses a sifter to sprinkle powdered sugar all over the top of the cake. Rate it Print