Kentucky Butter Cake

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

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.
Kentucky Butter Cake
Kentucky Butter Cake
Kentucky Butter Cake
Kentucky Butter Cake

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

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