Baltimore Butter Cake

By lupita

From The Original Baltimore Neighborhood Cookbook

Ingredients

• CAKE
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cups butter, room temp
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 4 eggs
• BUTTER SAUCE
• 6 tbls butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tbls water
• 2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

1. Pre heat over to 325. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
2. Cream butter and sugar in food processor. Add rest of cake ingredients and blend until moistened. Beat an additional 2-3 minutes. Pour batter into prepared cake pan and bake for 60-70 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, prepare sauce. In a small saucepan, combine ingredients and heat until butter melts. Do not bring mixture to a boil.
4. When cake is cooked, remove from oven and with a fork, pierce hot cake 10-12 times. Slowly pour hot butter sauce over cake. Cool in pan 30-40 minutes. Remove from pan and serve.