Kentucky Butter Cake

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Kentucky Butter Cake is a moist, soft, buttery cake that is incredibly delicious. This luscious cake soaks up a buttery sweet sauce, that leaves a golden scrumptious crust you are going to love!

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: kentucky butter cake

Servings: Slices

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup buttermilk

Butter Glaze:

1/3 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 Tablespoons water

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a bundt cake and set aside. In a medium size bowl whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Set Aside.
In a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer cream together the butter and sugar. Add in the eggs and mix until combined.
Add in the flour mixture alternating with the buttermilk and mix until combined.
Spread evenly into the bundt pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes clean. Remove form the oven and let cool completely.

To make the butter glaze:

With a wooden skewer poke holes into the cake.
In a medium sized saucepan add the butter, sugar, vanilla, and water. Cook over medium high heat until the butter is melted. Do not boil.
Pour the sauce over the cake and allow for the cake to absorb the sauce.

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