Old-Fashioned Butter Cake
A rich and buttery cake with a delicious butter sauce.
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- •3 cups All-purpose flour
- •3/4 teaspoon Baking powder
- •1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
- •1 teaspoon Salt
- •1 cup Unsalted butterRoom temperature
- •2 cups Granulated sugar
- •4 EggsLarge, room temperature
- •1 cup Whole milk
- •5 tablespoons Unsalted butterFor butter sauce
- •1/4 cup WaterFor butter sauce
- •3/4 cup Granulated sugarFor butter sauce
- •1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla extract(optional)For butter sauce
- 1
Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C) and prepare a bundt pan by brushing with melted butter and dusting with flour.
5 min
- 2
In a large bowl, whisk together 3 cups of flour, 3/4 teaspoon of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Set aside.
3 min
- 3
Cream 1 cup of room temperature butter with 2 cups of sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
4 min
- 4
Add 4 eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
3 min
- 5
Alternate adding the flour mixture and 1 cup of whole milk to the butter mixture, starting and ending with the flour. Mix until just combined.
5 min
- 6
Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for about 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.
1h 0m
- 7
For the butter sauce, melt 5 tablespoons of butter with 1/4 cup of water and 3/4 cup of sugar over medium heat until melted and slightly thickened. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
5 min
- 8
Pour the butter sauce over the hot cake and let it soak for about 15 minutes before serving.
15 min
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