Kentucky Butter Cake

Here’s a classic Kentucky Butter Cake recipe—rich, buttery, and soaked with a sweet vanilla-butter sauce that soaks into the cake while it’s warm.

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🍰 Kentucky Butter Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

• 2 cups sugar

• 4 large eggs

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• ½ teaspoon baking soda

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 cup buttermilk

Butter Sauce

• ½ cup sugar

• ¼ cup unsalted butter

• 2 tablespoons water

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Instructions

1. Prep

   • Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).

   • Grease and flour a Bundt pan thoroughly.

2. Make the Cake

   • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

   • Beat in eggs one at a time.

   • Add vanilla.

   • In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

   • Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry.

   • Pour batter into pan and smooth the top.

3. Bake

   • Bake for 60–70 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

4. Make the Butter Sauce

   • While cake bakes, combine sugar, butter, and water in a saucepan.

   • Cook over medium heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves (do not boil).

   • Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

5. Soak the Cake

   • While cake is still hot in the pan, poke holes all over with a skewer.

   • Slowly pour the warm sauce over the cake.

   • Let cool completely in the pan, then invert onto a plate.

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✨ Tips

• Even better the next day as the butter sauce fully absorbs.

• Serve plain, with whipped cream, or fresh berries.

• For extra richness, dust lightly with powdered sugar.

If you’d like, I can also share a lemon version, mini Bundt adaptation, or a lighter modern twist.