Kentucky Butter Cake

Butter Sauce:

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

  2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

  3. Beat in vanilla.

  4. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.

  5. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan.

  6. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean,55-70 minutes.

  7. Cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges and center tube of pan. Invert cake onto a wire rack over waxed paper.

  8. For sauce, combine the sugar, butter and water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat just until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.

  9. Remove from the heat; stir in extracts.

  10. Poke holes in the top of the warm cake; spoon ¼ cup sauce over cake. Let stand until sauce is absorbed. Repeat twice.

  11. Poke holes into sides of cake; brush remaining sauce over sides.

  12. Cool completely.

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🎂Cake

Cuisine🇺🇸American

Occasions🎉Celebration📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 1h

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