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Kentucky Butter Cake Recipe
Kentucky Butter Cake is a moist, dense bundt cake infused with a rich buttery sauce. It's made with a handful of simple ingredients and is so easy to prepare!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 412 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (two sticks) softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Buttery Syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- To prepare the bundt pan, cover the entire inside of the pan with butter, making sure every crevice is covered. Lightly sprinkle flour over the butter coating, covering the entire inside of the pan. This will ensure your cake will not stick. Set the pan aside to prepare the batter.
- In a large mixing bowl, or using a stand mixer, combine the butter and the sugar. Beat them together for two to three minutes, until they are smooth and creamy. Add in the eggs, two at a time, and then mix in the vanilla and buttermilk. (The mixture will look like it’s curdling, and that’s totally normal.)
- Add the baking powder, salt, and baking soda to the flour. Begin adding the flour mixture into the batter, mixing in increments, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Once the batter is well mixed, it will be light yellow, thick, and creamy. Pour into the pan, and evenly spread the batter filling the pan.
- Bake the cake in the center of the oven, on the middle rack, for 50-55 minutes. Five minutes before the cake is removed from the oven, quickly begin to prepare the butter filling, by combining the butter, sugar, and water, in a medium saucepan. Stir on medium heat, until the butter is completely melted and the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla, then set aside.
- Remove the cake from the oven and use a skewer, or dowel to poke at least 15 holes around the top of the cake. Pour the melted sugar and butter mixture over the cake, filling the holes, then allow the cake to sit for about 15 minutes, so it can absorb the sauce.
- Flip the cake onto a serving dish, to remove the cake from the pan before the sauce thickens and sticks the cake to the pan.
- Sprinkle with a light dusting of powdered sugar before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
412kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
56g
(19%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
94mg
(31%)
Sodium
351mg
(15%)
Potassium
95mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
38g
(76%)
Vitamin A
624IU
(12%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 412
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 412kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 56g | 19% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 94mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 351mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 38g | 76% |
| Vitamin A | 624IU | 12% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.