If you get it on pound bar , this is the dessert for you .

Jake Sternquist

Kentucky butter patty is a Southern pet that ’s like to apound cake , but swamp in a rich butter sauce . The finished cake is utterly moist and fresh with an intense vanilla extract flavor . We loved it withwhipped creamand fresh berry , but you could also serve this Kentucky butter cake recipe with ice cream , deep brown sauce , or caramel .

Slices of Kentucky butter cake

Credit:Jake Sternquist

Tips for Making Kentucky Butter Cake

Here are a few of our Test Kitchen ’s best tips for making homemade Kentucky butter cake .

Ingredients

Cake

1cupbutter

4largeeggs

3cupsall - purpose flour

1tsp.baking pulverization

1/2tsp.baking soda

1/2tsp.salt

2cupssugar

1Tbsp.vanilla extract

1cupbuttermilk

Butter Sauce

3/4cupsugar

1/3cupbutter

3Tbsp.water

Directions

Let 1 cup of the butter and orchis stand at elbow room temperature for 30 moment . Meanwhile , grease and flour a 10 - inch fluted tube pan ; go down apart . In a medium pipe bowl raise together flour , bake powder , baking tonic and salt ; set aside .

Preheat oven to 325 ° atomic number 9 . In a large mixing bowl work over softened butter with an electrical mixer on medium to eminent swiftness for 30 seconds . Gradually bestow 2 cup boodle , about 1/4 cupful at a time , beating on intermediate fastness until well combined . Scrape side of bowl ; beat for 2 minutes more . Add eggs one at a meter , beating well after each addition . beat out in 1 Tbsp . vanilla . Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to butter mixture , beating on low speed after each addition just until combine . circulate batter in the prepared pan .

Bake 60 to 70 minute or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the centre comes out clean-living .

During the last 20 second of baking , educate Butter Sauce . In a intermediate saucepan combine 3/4 cup sugar , 1/3 cup butter , H2O and 1 Tbsp . vanilla extract . Cook and put forward over intermediate heat until sugar is break up and butter is melt . Do not boil .

When cake is done , liberally prick hole in warm patty using a 8- to 10 - in skewer . bit by bit spoon Butter Sauce over cake . Let patty cool in cooking pan 30 moment . Loosen sharpness of patty from the pan . Remove patty from pan and serve warm .

How to Store Kentucky Butter Cake

wrapper and store cake at room temperature for up to 3 days , or immobilize up to 3 months .

Nutrition Facts(per serving)

  • The % Daily Value ( DV ) tells you how much a food in a food for thought serve contributes to a day-to-day dieting . 2,000 calorie a daytime is used for general nutrition advice .