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Kentucky Butter Cake

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Kentucky Butter Cake is a simple, moist and delicious buttermilk Bundt cake. What makes this cake so special is that you poke holes into the cake, just out of the oven, and drizzle a glaze over top that will seep into the holes. Then, the entire outside of the cake is brushed with the same vanilla sugar glaze, once it cools it creates a delicious sugar crust. Save a little glaze and pour over your slice! To. Die. For.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 1 Tablespoon Softened Unsalted Butter (For Bundt Pan)
  • 3 cups Unbleached All-purpose Flour, Plus 1 Tablespoon For Pan
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 2 sticks Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature
  • 2 cups White Granulated Sugar
  • 4 whole Eggs
  • 1 cup Buttermilk At Room Temperature
  • 2 teaspoons Real Vanilla Extract
  • FOR THE GLAZE:
  • ¾ cups White Granulated Sugar
  • ⅓ cups Unsalted Butter
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla
  • 3 Tablespoons Water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325°F. Brush an even layer on the inside of you Bundt pan with melted butter. Add in a tablespoon of flour, turning and tapping the pan to coat. Tip any excess flour out of the pan and set aside.

In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda, then set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Then add in all of eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Mix until combined, scraping down the sides half way.

With the mixer on low, gradually add the dry ingredients into the buttermilk mixture, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl in between each addition. Mix until just combined, then use a spatula to mix in any last bit of flour.

Spoon the cake batter into your prepared Bundt pan.

Bake on the middle rack in your pre-heated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.

With 5 minutes left on your timer, prepare glaze by combining the sugar, butter, water and vanilla in a small sauce pan. Heat on low until melted, stirring occasionally. Do not bring to a boil.

Once the cake is baked, poke wholes while it’s still warm. Spoon about half of the glaze all over, making sure the glaze seeps into the holes.

Let cake cool completely before inverting the cake onto a plate or cake stand.

Once removed, re-heat glaze over low heat and brush over entire cake until there is no glaze left. Save any remaining glaze to pour over slices of cake!

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kittylove on 7.1.2010

This sounds wonderful, love uniced cakes. Will definitely make as soon as I purchase some buttermilk!! Thanks for sharing.

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Anne McCoy on 6.10.2010

This looks so good. I can’t wait to make for our 5th Sunday Potluck. Thank you for sharing!!

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Sugarfixation on 9.10.2012

I made this cake last night with my 2yr old…. Reminds me of a rum cake with out the rum…..This would be a great cake for those who do not like frosting. However I like frosting and could have had more butter sauce!

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eigoob85 on 6.5.2012

my sweet fiance made this for my birthday. I tried to pick something super easy for him… He followed no rules of creaming, adding eggs… and it still came out perfectly! I loved it.

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nbertucci on 6.18.2010

I made this last night for my sons child care class-oh man were they happy to see me this morning!

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