One-Bowl Kentucky Butter Cake

This is an easy one-bowl recipe! If you prefer more sauce on the cake, then the butter sauce can easily be doubled.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 3  cups flour
• 2  cups sugar (or more, depending on how sweet you like it)
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1  cup butter, room temperature (no substitutions)
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
• 4  large eggs

• BUTTER SAUCE

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 3  tablespoons water
• 2  teaspoons vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan or a 12-cup bundt pan.
3. In a large bowl combine all cake ingredients; beat on low speed until moistened, then beat for another 3 minutes at medium speed.
4. Pour the batter into prepared pan.
5. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until cake tests done.
6. For the butter sauce; in a saucepan, over low heat combine all sauce ingredients; cook just until the butter melts, stirring occasionally (do not boil).
7. When cake is done remove from oven and pierce all over cake with a large fork or a long thin straw; pour the sauce all over the warm cake.
8. Let stand 5 minutes, or until sauce is absorbed.