Description
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
Scale
- 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
- Preheat oven to 325°F and generously butter and flour a 10-cup bundt pan.
- Beat softened butter and sugar until pale, light, and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk to the batter, beginning and ending with flour.
- Mix just until combined, then stir in vanilla.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 60–70 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.
- For the glaze, melt butter in a saucepan, then add sugar and water. Heat until sugar dissolves.
- Remove glaze from heat and stir in vanilla.
- While cake is warm, poke holes all over with a skewer.
- Pour half the warm glaze over the cake, let absorb, then pour remaining glaze on top.
- Cool cake for 30 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate.
Notes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 70 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 510
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 120mg