kentucky butter cake
Kentucky Butter Cake is a rich, buttery pound cake with a sweet vanilla butter glaze that seeps into every bite, making it incredibly moist and flavorful. A perfect dessert for any occasion!
Ingredients
For the cake:
- Baking spray with flour: To prevent the cake from sticking to the Bundt pan.
- Unsalted butter: The rich base of the cake creating a tender, buttery texture and flavor.
- Granulated sugar: Sweetens the cake.
- Large eggs: Binds the cake batter.
- All-purpose flour: Gives the cake its structure.
- Kosher salt: Enhances the overall flavor balancing the sweetness of the cake.
- Baking powder and baking soda: Leavening agents to give the cake its rise.
- Buttermilk: Adds moisture tenderness, and a mild tanginess to the cake.
- Vanilla extract: For depth of flavor.
For the glaze:
- Granulated sugar: Sweetens the glaze for a slightly syrupy consistency.
- Unsalted butter: Adds richness and flavor to the glaze along with a velvety mouthfeel and glossy finish.
- Water: Helps dissolve the sugar and butter into a pourable glaze.
- Vanilla extract: For an aromatic flavor that enhances the glaze.
Instructions
- Step 1. Make the cake batter: Sift together all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. In a liquid measuring cup, stir together buttermilk and vanilla extract.
- Step 2. Cream butter and sugar: Beat butter and sugar until light and airy.
- Step 3. Add eggs: Add eggs one at a time, beating to combine after each addition.
- Step 4. Add remaining ingredients: Add flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately in three parts, beating to combine.
- Step 5. Bake the cake: Spray to coat a Bundt pan. Pour in batter and bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Step 6. Prepare the glaze: Heat sugar, butter, and water in a saucepan until sugar dissolves. Stir in vanilla.
- Step 7. Poke cake: Transfer cake pan to a wire rack. Use a skewer to poke deep holes all over the cake.
- Step 8. Glaze the cake: Pour half of the glaze over the cake. Rest for 10 minutes.
- Step 9. Top with remaining glaze: Loosen the sides of the cake, and invert onto a plate or platter. Warm remaining glaze and pour over the cake.
- Step 10. Serve: Cool before serving.