Kentucky Butter Cake

Cake

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325°. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and soda; set aside. Combine butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat at a high speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, one by one, beating well after each. Combine buttermilk and vanilla in a separate bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with the buttermilk/vanilla mix, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Blend well after each addition.

Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until the cake springs back when touched in the center.

Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• confectioners' sugar

Instructions:

Combing sugar, water and butter in a saucepan. Heat until the butter is melted, but do not boil. Add vanilla. Run spatula along the edges of the cake. Prick the cake with a fork and slowly pour the sauce over the warm cake, allowing it to seep in. Cool the cake, then remove from the pan. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar just before serving.