Kentucky Butter Cake

[charisstoma]

http://cookiesandcups.com/kentucky-butter-cake/

This Kentucky Butter Cake is CRAZY moist, buttery and coated with a sweet buttery sauce that crusts the outside and soaks into the cake making it amazing for days. What you get is a stunning, sweet, buttery, soft cake that is as perfect on it’s own as it is topped with strawberries and whipped cream!

Kentucky Butter Cake

Ingredients

Cake
1 cup butter, cubed at room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk

Butter Glaze
⅓ cup butter
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 325°F/165°C
2. Grease a 10" bundt pan with butter or shortening very liberally. Dust the pan with flour and set aside.
3. Place all the cake ingredients in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low for
30 seconds and then increase the speed to medium and mix for 3 minutes.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 65­-75 minutes until a toothpick entered into the center
comes out clean.

5. When the cake is done make the glaze. Combine all ingredients into a small saucepan over medium­low heat.
Stir continuously until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved. Do not bring to a boil.
6. Poke holes all over the warm cake using a knife and pour the glaze evenly on the cake while still in the pan.
7. Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan and then invert the cake onto a serving plate.
8. I actually like to make this cake a day in advance, finding it to be more moist and flavorful when it rests
overnight.

Comments

[writer-klmeri.livejournal.com]

So this is... pound cake? The recipe is like pound cake.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

That is what I was thinking too. It reminded me of a sheet cake recipe that came into vogue a looooooong time ago that you poked with a toothpick and then poured hmmm (I did say looooooong ago) Jello.... ah like this http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/summer-poke-cupcakes-110144.aspx

Was thinking that it would be even better if I substituted almond extract instead of vanilla for this.