Best Susans Butter Cake Recipes

BLUE-RIBBON BUTTER CAKE

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I found this buttercake recipe in an old cookbook I bought at a garage sale and couldn't wait to try it. I knew it had been someone's favorite because of the well-worn page. -Joan Gertz, Palmetto, Florida

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 1h15m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
BUTTER SAUCE:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup water
1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

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. 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-in. tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-70 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges and center tube of pan. Invert cake onto a wire rack over waxed paper. , For sauce, combine the sugar, butter and water in a small saucepan. 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 410 calories, Fat 19g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 100mg cholesterol, Sodium 344mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

KENTUCKY BUTTER CAKE

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Moist and buttery cake made from readily available ingredients with a luscious butter sauce.

Provided by Suzanne Stull

Categories Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes

Time 2h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large eggs eggs
¾ cup white sugar
⅓ cup butter
3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
In a large bowl, mix the flour, 2 cups sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Blend in buttermilk, 1 cup of butter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 4 eggs. Beat for 3 minutes at medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Prick holes in the still warm cake. Slowly pour sauce over cake. Let cake cool before removing from pan.
To Make Butter Sauce: In a saucepan combine the remaining 3/4 cups sugar, 1/3 cup butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla, and the water. Cook over medium heat, until fully melted and combined, but do not boil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 508.3 calories, Carbohydrate 71.1 g, Cholesterol 117 mg, Fat 22.6 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 13.6 g, Sodium 467.4 mg, Sugar 47.1 g

KENTUCKY BUTTER CAKE

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If you think you don't need another Bundt cake recipe, this one exists to prove you wrong. Adapted from Nell Lewis of Platte City, Mo., who entered the Pillsbury Bake-Off contest in 1963, it is a favorite of food bloggers and Pinterest lovers alike. On the surface, it's not that different from your typical pound cake, but what makes it special is a vanilla-scented, buttery sugar glaze that's poured over the still-warm cake. Left to sit for several hours before unmolding, the glaze soaks into the cake, making it incredibly tender and rich while leaving behind a delightful sugary crust. There are a lot of variations out there - some with bourbon in place of the vanilla, others with sherry - so feel free to play around.

Provided by Margaux Laskey

Categories cakes, dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup/225 grams unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened, plus more for greasing the pan
3 cups/385 grams all-purpose unbleached flour, plus more for dusting the pan
Nonstick cooking spray (optional)
2 cups/400 grams granulated sugar
1 cup/240 milliliters buttermilk (see Tip)
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup/150 grams granulated sugar
1/3 cup/75 grams unsalted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

Steps:

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Generously butter and flour (or spray with nonstick cooking spray) a 10-inch tube pan or a 12-cup bundt pan.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or using a handheld mixer, combine the remaining cake ingredients and beat for 3 minutes at medium speed. Pour into prepared pan, level with a spatula and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.
Shortly before the cake is done baking, make the butter sauce: Combine the granulated sugar, butter and vanilla with 3 tablespoons water in a saucepan over low heat until the butter just melts. (Do not let the mixture boil, as you do not want the sugar to completely dissolve.)
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, leave the cake in its pan and gently poke it all the way through 15 to 20 times with a long wooden skewer or a long-tined fork. Slowly pour warm butter sauce over the cake. Let cool for at least 3 hours before unmolding from pan. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired.