With its tender crumbs, moist texture, and slightly tangy flavor, Kentucky Buttermilk Cake is a beloved Southern classic that has been passed down through generations. This delectable cake features a delicate crumb and a moist texture that melts in your mouth, while the buttermilk adds a subtle tanginess that perfectly complements the sweetness of the cake. Whether you are a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this article will guide you through the steps of creating the perfect Kentucky Buttermilk Cake, ensuring that you impress your family and friends with this timeless Southern treat.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
KENTUCKY BUTTER CAKE
Moist and buttery cake made from readily available ingredients with a luscious butter sauce.
Provided by Suzanne Stull
Categories Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes
Time 2h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, 2 cups sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Blend in buttermilk, 1 cup of butter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 4 eggs. Beat for 3 minutes at medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Prick holes in the still warm cake. Slowly pour sauce over cake. Let cake cool before removing from pan.
- To Make Butter Sauce: In a saucepan combine the remaining 3/4 cups sugar, 1/3 cup butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla, and the water. Cook over medium heat, until fully melted and combined, but do not boil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 508.3 calories, Carbohydrate 71.1 g, Cholesterol 117 mg, Fat 22.6 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 13.6 g, Sodium 467.4 mg, Sugar 47.1 g
KENTUCKY BLUE RIBBON ALL-BUTTER POUND CAKE
This is the recipe my Grandmother would make every year during the holidays. I found the recipe tucked in her Bible when she passed, and it was written in her Grandmother's handwriting. It's been in my family for at least 7 generations, and in 2012, I won a Blue Ribbon at the Kentucky State fair by following her exact instructions. Tastes like pure love!
Provided by Taylor Piercefield
Categories Desserts Cakes Pound Cake Recipes
Time 1h50m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a tube pan with some butter and dust lightly with flour.
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
- Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk. Mix in vanilla extract. Pour batter into the prepared tube pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 551.9 calories, Carbohydrate 75.1 g, Cholesterol 140.1 mg, Fat 25.8 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 15.5 g, Sodium 339.1 mg, Sugar 51.2 g
KENTUCKY BUTTER CAKE
Make and share this Kentucky Butter Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Steve P.
Categories Breads
Time 1h30m
Yield 1 ten inch cake, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, 2 cups sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
- Blend in buttermilk, 1 cup of butter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 4 eggs.
- Beat for 3 minutes at medium speed.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
- Prick holes in the still warm cake.
- Slowly pour sauce over cake.
- Let cake cool before removing from pan.
- To Make Butter Sauce: In a saucepan combine the remaining 3/4 cups sugar, 1/3 cup butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla, and the water.
- Cook over medium heat, until fully melted and combined, but do not boil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 508.1, Fat 22.5, SaturatedFat 13.6, Cholesterol 117, Sodium 502.9, Carbohydrate 71, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 47.1, Protein 6.2
BLUE-RIBBON BUTTER CAKE
I found this buttercake recipe in an old cookbook I bought at a garage sale and couldn't wait to try it. I knew it had been someone's favorite because of the well-worn page. -Joan Gertz, Palmetto, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h15m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-70 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges and center tube of pan. Invert cake onto a wire rack over waxed paper. , For sauce, combine the sugar, butter and water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat just until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in extracts., Poke holes in the top of the warm cake; spoon 1/4 cup sauce over cake. Let stand until sauce is absorbed. Repeat twice. Poke holes into sides of cake; brush remaining sauce over sides. Cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 410 calories, Fat 19g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 100mg cholesterol, Sodium 344mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
KENTUCKY BUTTER CAKE
Make and share this Kentucky Butter Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Kathy-Lynn
Categories Dessert
Time 1h50m
Yield 1 Cake
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- To make batter: In a large beater bowl cream the butter.
- Gradually add the sugar; creaming until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs all at once and beat at HIGH until thick and creamy--at least 5 minutes.
- Add milk and blend thoroughly.
- NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT HAVE BUTTERMILK OR SOUR MILK ADD 2 TABLESPOONS OF VINEGAR TO A ONE CUP MEASURE THEN FILL TO ONE CUP.
- STIR AND LET SIT FOR 5 MINUTES.
- In a small bowl combine flour, salt, powder and soda.
- Add to batter all at once and beat for at least 10 minutes.
- Batter will be very thick and creamy.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Generously grease 10" inch bundt pan.
- Turn batter into pan.
- Bake at 325°F for 55-60 minutes until top springs back when touched lightly in center.
- Meanwhile prepare the butter sauce by combining the sugars, hot water and butter and stirring over low heat until butter is melted.
- Do not boil!
- Remove from heat and add vanilla.
- Let cake sit on a rack for 5 minutes after baking.
- Poke deep holes all over cake with a long skewer (a long knitting over crochet needle works well because they're thick).
- Pour warm butter sauce slowly over cake and letting it soak into holes and down between sides of cake and pan.
- Cool completely before removing from pan.
- If desired sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 5778.7, Fat 255, SaturatedFat 153.9, Cholesterol 1363.9, Sodium 5332.7, Carbohydrate 806.3, Fiber 10.1, Sugar 517, Protein 74.5
KENTUCKY BUTTER POKE CAKE
Part pound cake, part poke cake, Betty's take on the Kentucky Butter Cake features an irresistible buttermilk cake, a homemade cream cheese glaze poured over top, and is finished with toasty almonds (and more glaze, of course).
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h40m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
- In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour in pan.
- Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Place pan on cooling rack.
- Immediately, in medium microwavable bowl, beat 8 oz cream cheese and the butter with electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, beat in powdered sugar until frosting is smooth and creamy. Beat in milk. Microwave uncovered on High 30 to 50 seconds or until smooth and thin enough to pour.
- With tines of fork, poke holes almost to bottom of warm cake about every 1/2 inch. Pour 1 cup of the glaze mixture over warm cake. Let stand 10 minutes. Stir almonds into remaining mixture, and spread over top of cake. Refrigerate 1 hour 30 minutes or until topping is set before serving. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 430, Carbohydrate 50 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Fat 4, Fiber 2 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 430 mg, Sugar 33 g, TransFat 0 g
KENTUCKY BUTTER CAKE
If you think you don't need another Bundt cake recipe, this one exists to prove you wrong. Adapted from Nell Lewis of Platte City, Mo., who entered the Pillsbury Bake-Off contest in 1963, it is a favorite of food bloggers and Pinterest lovers alike. On the surface, it's not that different from your typical pound cake, but what makes it special is a vanilla-scented, buttery sugar glaze that's poured over the still-warm cake. Left to sit for several hours before unmolding, the glaze soaks into the cake, making it incredibly tender and rich while leaving behind a delightful sugary crust. There are a lot of variations out there - some with bourbon in place of the vanilla, others with sherry - so feel free to play around.
Provided by Margaux Laskey
Categories cakes, dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325 degrees. Generously butter and flour (or spray with nonstick cooking spray) a 10-inch tube pan or a 12-cup bundt pan.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or using a handheld mixer, combine the remaining cake ingredients and beat for 3 minutes at medium speed. Pour into prepared pan, level with a spatula and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.
- Shortly before the cake is done baking, make the butter sauce: Combine the granulated sugar, butter and vanilla with 3 tablespoons water in a saucepan over low heat until the butter just melts. (Do not let the mixture boil, as you do not want the sugar to completely dissolve.)
- As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, leave the cake in its pan and gently poke it all the way through 15 to 20 times with a long wooden skewer or a long-tined fork. Slowly pour warm butter sauce over the cake. Let cool for at least 3 hours before unmolding from pan. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired.
Tips:
- Use buttermilk at room temperature: This will help the cake batter to mix together smoothly.
- Do not overbeat the cake batter: Overbeating can make the cake tough.
- Bake the cake in a preheated oven: This will help the cake to rise evenly.
- Cool the cake completely before frosting it: This will help the frosting to set properly.
- Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature: The cake will stay fresh for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
Kentucky Buttermilk Cake is a classic Southern dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is a moist, tender cake with a slight tang from the buttermilk. The cake is typically served with a simple glaze or frosting, but it can also be enjoyed plain. If you are looking for a delicious and easy-to-make cake recipe, Kentucky Buttermilk Cake is a great option.
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