Recipes Orange-Scented Buttermilk Cake Loaves 5.0 (1) 3 Reviews The solution to baking for 20 is to stick with easy desserts like this moist buttermilk cake, which can be made a day in advance. By Food & Wine Editors Updated on December 9, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Michael Turek Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 2 hrs Yield: 3 8-by-4-inch loaves Ingredients 3 1/4 cups cake flour, sifted, plus more for dusting 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 2 cups granulated sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest 4 large eggs, at room temperature 1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups buttermilk, at room temperature powdered sugar, for dusting Directions Preheat the oven to 350°. Spray three 8-by-4-inch loaf pans (disposable are fine) with vegetable oil cooking spray, dust with flour and arrange them on a baking sheet. In a medium bowl, whisk the cake flour with the baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the butter with the sugar and orange zest at medium-high speed until fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between additions and scraping down the side of the bowl. Beat in the sour cream and vanilla. At low speed, beat in the dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with the buttermilk and beginning and ending with the dry ingredients; gently fold just until blended. Scrape the batter into the prepared pans and smooth the tops; gently tap once to release any air. Bake the loaves for about 45 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the center of each loaf comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Transfer the loaves to a rack for 20 minutes, then turn them out onto the rack and set them right side up to cool. Dust with powdered sugar, slice and serve. Rate it Print