Kentucky Butter Cake - Once Upon a Chef (Bake-Off Winner!)

Kentucky Butter Cake - Once Upon a Chef (Bake-Off Winner!)

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TESTED & PERFECTED RECIPE -- This old-fashioned vanilla butter cake drenched in syrup is the 1963 winner of the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup buttermilk ((see note))
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off)
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • Confectioners' sugar, (for dusting)
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup water

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