Kentucky Butter Cake with Rum Sauce

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 sticks butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons rum or vanilla flavoring
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• Rum Sauce
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons rum or vanilla flavoring (can use more rum if you want)

Details

Adapted from thecountrycook.net

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:


In a large bowl cream sugar, eggs, butter, and buttermilk together
with mixer. Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and vanilla
or rum and mix. Pour batter into a well-sprayed bundt pan or pan of
your choice. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes
until done. Let cool in the pan at least 30 minutes before removing.


Rum Sauce:


Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until
fully melted. Do not boil! Pour over cake. (Note: I take a skewer
and poke holes in the cake, then use a turkey baster to put sauce into
holes but you can just pour it over the cake) The cake will soak up
the sauce.