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Kentucky Butter Cake

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Kentucky Butter Cake is a classic, ultra-moist bundt cake soaked with a warm vanilla butter glaze that melts into every bite. Rich, nostalgic, and even better the next day, it’s a timeless dessert perfect for gatherings and make-ahead baking.

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

2 cups granulated sugar

4 large eggs, room temperature

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup buttermilk, room temperature

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter (for glaze)

1 cup granulated sugar (for glaze)

1/4 cup water

1 tablespoon vanilla extract (added off heat)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F and generously butter and flour a 10-cup bundt pan.
  2. Beat softened butter and sugar until pale, light, and fluffy.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  5. Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk to the batter, beginning and ending with flour.
  6. Mix just until combined, then stir in vanilla.
  7. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 60–70 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.
  8. For the glaze, melt butter in a saucepan, then add sugar and water. Heat until sugar dissolves.
  9. Remove glaze from heat and stir in vanilla.
  10. While cake is warm, poke holes all over with a skewer.
  11. Pour half the warm glaze over the cake, let absorb, then pour remaining glaze on top.
  12. Cool cake for 30 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate.

Notes

The cake tastes even better after resting overnight.

Poking holes ensures the glaze fully soaks into the cake.

Do not overmix the batter to keep the crumb tender.

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