Kentucky Butter Cake

By Lshah

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour or unbleached flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 tsp vanilla or rum flavoring
• 4 eggs
• Butter Sauce
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter
• 3 Tbsp water
• 1 to 2 tsp vanilla or rum flavoring

Details

Servings 12
Cooking time 75mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees (300 degrees for colored fluted tube pan.) Using solid shortening or margarine (not oil), grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan.
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup and level off. In large bowl combine all ingredient except butter sauce. Blend at low speed until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake 60- 75 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
In small saucepan, combine sugar, water, and butter; heat until butter melts. Remove from heat; add flavoring.
Prick cake deeply with fork; pour 3/4 cup hot butter sauce over hot cake. Cool upright in pan 5 minutes; turn onto serving plate. Spoon or carefully brush remaining sauce over cake.