Buttermilk Pound Cake

This Buttermilk Pound Cake is moist and dense and so delicious. It's excellent all on its own but also the perfect vehicle for summer fruits and berries. It's gonna be awesome.

There's something so magical about a blank canvas. It can become literally anything you desire. It's a simple spell for creativity, inspiration, and manifestation. Whether it's an empty journal, a literal canvas, an open stage, or a humble piece of toast, the invitation to craft something that didn't exist before is almost irresistible. And that's all that magic is, setting an intention and using the energy around us to create something new.

When a blank canvas feels intimidating, that's when we know it's time to get quiet and tune in to our higher self, our spirit guides, and the voice of the Universe. When our creative energy stops flowing, we know we need to recharge and get things moving again. Perhaps we're overburdened or hindered by judgment, afraid that what we create needs to be "perfect." What if it's perfect because it's what we made, not because someone else approves of it? What if you gave yourself permission to make exactly what you want for no other reason than that you want it?

Why is this Buttermilk Pound Cake so awesome?

This Buttermilk Pound Cake can be a blank canvas as well. The possibilities of toppings and accompaniments are nearly endless. You could top this with macerated strawberries and fresh whipped cream. Or maybe go for freshly picked raspberries or grilled peaches. Maybe you want to create a boozy glaze or slap some lemon curd on your cake. You can have anything you want, and this cake will just make it more awesome.

It's also absolutely beautiful exactly as it is. With a moist, dense crumb, it's also somehow light, and it's so flavorful with a hint of tang from the buttermilk. And don't panic if your cake doesn't come out of the pan perfectly. Lately, it seems like mine never does. A few cracks and crevices could never take away from how unbelievably delicious this simple bundt cake is.

Make it magical

You can find all the details for the magical properties for the ingredients in this recipe on the Kitchen Magick page. They're all pretty simple kitchen staples, so you likely know their properties already, and they all blend together seamlessly in this cake, so you could call on any or all of them to enhance your intention.

But have you ever worked with shapes in your witchcraft? The circle represents rebirth and renewal. With no beginning and no end, it's energy recirculates until the circle is broken. So you could work with the shape of this cake in one of two ways. Set your intention for the circular cake to represent unending bonds of friendship or love. Then as each person eats their piece, they're taking in a bit of the circle, and it will connect you forever.

Conversely, you could work with the energy of breaking the circle when you cut the cake. Maybe think of it as a way to help you let go of something you feel tied to. It's cake, so maybe something light like saying goodbye to an old house when it's time to move away. The cake symbolizes the sweetness of your time there, but the cutting of the circle represents that it's time to break the connection and move on to other things.

I hope this gives you some ideas of how you can use a circular bundt cake in your kitchen witchcraft.

Ingredients

Here's everything you'll need to make this cake. The full details are in the recipe card below.

• Butter - unsalted and softened
• Sugar - I use caster sugar
• Eggs - preferably at room temperature
• Vanilla extract
• Flour - plain or all-purpose
• Baking soda - aka bicarbonate of soda
• Salt
• Buttermilk - kefir also works

Tips for making Buttermilk Pound Cake

The best tip I know for getting this cake to come out just right is to start with all your ingredients at room temperature. This will help them mix together more easily, which is the next best tip. Make sure your batter is fully incorporated. This means you'll need to scrape the bowl a few times. Get right down to the bottom.

We're working with a classic creaming method here. Let your butter and sugar mix together for a good five minutes until it's pale and fluffy. Then work in your eggs and vanilla.

Sift together your dry ingredients, then add them in three stages, alternating half the buttermilk between each batch of dry goods. Let everything get fully incorporated before you add the next stage, being sure to scrape the bowl frequently.

Do your best to properly grease your bundt pan. If anyone wants to send me some nonstick baking spray over here to the UK, you'd be my hero. Bake this for about an hour or until a skewer comes out clean. A toothpick might not be long enough to check it's baked all the way through. Let it cool for abut 15 minutes before turning it out and hoping for the best. Cool completely and serve plain or with whatever glaze or toppings your heart desires. Remember, this is your blank canvas, so go wild.

This Buttermilk Pound Cake might be one of the most delicious blank canvases you've ever created on. What will you manifest with yours?

Looking for more awesome cake recipes? Try this lovely Lavender Cake or a gluten-free Lemon Polenta Cake.

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