Name: Kentucky Butter Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups granulated sugar; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. baking powder; ½ tsp. baking soda; ½ tsp. salt; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 cup granulated sugar; ½ cup butter, cubed; ¼ cup water; 1-½ tsp. almond extract; 1-½ tsp. vanilla extract

Kentucky Butter Cake

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Ingredients

For the cake:

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 cup buttermilk

For the Butter Sauce:

1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup butter, cubed
¼ cup water
1-½ tsp. almond extract
1-½ tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
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.
In a small bowl, 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-inch tube pan.
Place in pre-heated oven and bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; 55 to 70 minutes.
Remove from oven; cool 10 minutes.
Run a knife around edges and center tube of pan.
Invert cake onto a wire rack over waxed paper.

For the butter sauce:

In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, butter and water.
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 before serving.

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