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- Buttermilk rum pound cake, made with homemade butter and buttermilk
- Buttermilk Rum Pound Cake (adapted from Food Love Grace)
- Ingredients:
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup rum
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
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