Kentucky Butter Cake

This sweet Kentucky butter cake is drenched with a vanilla-flavored butter sauce while still warm, for moist texture and incredible flavor in every bite.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 508 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.

Step 2

Make the cake: Mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Blend in buttermilk, butter, eggs, and vanilla with an electric mixer. Beat for 3 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.

Step 4

When the cake is almost finished baking, make the butter sauce: Combine sugar, butter, water, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until fully melted and combined; do not boil.

Step 5

Remove the cake from the oven. Prick holes in the still-warm cake, then slowly pour butter sauce over the top. Let cake cool before removing from pan, about 30 minutes.