OK, I have NO idea why this is called a Kentucky Butter Cake - - perhaps the Kentucky Madsen's will know! I chose this recipe today because Zack has been begging me for this cake for over a week - I'll be making it this afternoon.
Zack never liked eating cake until I made a bundt cake a couple of years ago. He tasted it (begrudgingly) and suddenly he loves cake. Apparently Zack will only eat any type of cake if there is a hole in the middle. Interesting...
This is a REALLY moist, REALLY good cake. I found the recipe when I was looking for a way to use up some buttermilk that I had left from another recipe. You MUST try it!!
Ingredients
3 cups all purpose flour
2 c white sugar
1 t salt
1 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1 c buttermilk (if you don't have buttermilk, you can use regular milk with 1 T lemon juice or white vinegar - let it sit out for about 15 minutes before mixing into the recipe)
1 c butter
2 t vanilla
4 eggs
TOPPING:
3/4 c white sugar
1/3 c butter
3 T water
2 t vanilla
dash of cinnamon
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10 inch bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, 2 cups sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Blend in buttermilk, 1 c butter, 2 t vanilla and 4 eggs. beat for 3 minutes at medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Prick holes in the still warm cake. Slowly pour sauce over cake. Let cool before removing from pan.
- To make butter sauce: in a saucepan combine the remaining 3/4 c sugar, 1/3 c butter, 2 t vanilla and the water. Cook over medium heat, until fully melted and combined, but do not boil.
Enjoy!
Cute picture of the cake-with-hole-in-it kid:
1 comments:
Noooo! Do me a favor and don't post any more of these yummy treat recipes! MMMMmmm.
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