Buttermilk nut tea cake

Lovely light tea cake that tasted great just as it was without any additionas. The flavour of the buttermilk and the brown sugar comes through for a great taste. Good with afternoon tea or in a lunch box.  -  15 Oct 2012

Lovely light cake. I used walnuts & pecans, the pecans went a little bit chewy which was nice. I also added some mixed spice & vanilla essence, delicious!  -  15 Jul 2016

After taking a look at the ingredients and the directions this reminded me of a bread my grandmother used to make. So, without wanting to waste the last cup of buttermilk I had here are my modifications: Take 1/4 c. (or 4 tbsp.) of butter, softened and 1/2 c. white sugar, 1/2 c. brown sugar and cream together. Add 1 egg and beat in thoroughly. Add 1 & 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add that to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk. In a separate bowl, combine 1/4 c. brown sugar, 1/2 c. chopped walnuts, and 1 & 1/2 tsp. cinnamon. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Pour half the batter into the loaf pan then layer the cinnamon/sugar/nut mixture, then add the rest of the batter on top OR take 1/2 cup chopped nuts and 1 & 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon and add it right to the batter and pour the whole thing into the loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes. I then glazed it with vanilla glaze by Jamie Langston. It came out very moist with a sweet buttermilk flavor.  -  22 Apr 2009  (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)