This Kentucky Butter Cake recipe has been around for a long time because it is such a great cake! Butter cake is very moist and the rum just makes it even better. This recipe is a keeper. Great to serve to family, friends and guests.
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 sticks butter, softened
2 teaspoons rum, can use more(If you don’t use alcohol, you can substitute vanilla extract or rum extract)
1 cup buttermilk
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
In a large bowl cream sugar, eggs, butter, and buttermilk together with mixer. Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and vanilla or rum and mix. Pour batter into a well-sprayed bundt pan or pan of your choice. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes until done. Let cool in the pan at least 30 minutes before removing.
Rum Sauce
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons rum, can use more (If you don’t use alcohol, you can substitute vanilla extract or rum extract)
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until fully melted. Do not boil! Pour over cake. (Note: I take a skewer and poke holes in the cake, then use a turkey baster to put sauce into holes but you can just pour it over the cake) The cake will soak up the sauce. YUMMY! Enjoy!
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Did you say run sauce? Oh my. Judy this looks so very delicious!! Gorgeous picture too!!
Um – I should practice spell check more often. RUM was the word I was going for. Sheesh!
Oh goodness! I am so making this! Liked your page on facebook awhile back. I love all your recipes!
I have not figured out how to just print the recipe without printing several pages? Help
Phyllis, If you look on the left sidebar of the blog and click on the picture, there is a post telling you how to print off a recipe and not get 11 pages. I don’t know why WordPress gives you 11 pages and have no control over it. You can also click this link I am giving you and read the instructions. I hope this helps you.http://southernlady64.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/how-to-print-a-recipe-from-this-blog/
Do you know how to block and copy? Basically, you just hold down the left mouse and place your cursor at the top of the text you want to print and highlight–then release the mouse and with the highlighting still “in place” select “print” and choose the word “selection.” That will print only the text that is highlighted!
PS I forgot to say after you place the cursor at the top of the text, while still holding down the left mouse, ‘drag’ the cursor down to cover ALL the text you want printed-then release.
What recipe is that picture on the right with sauce running down a piece of cake under favorites of yours? YummY!
Sandy, It is the recipe for Woodford Pudding. A very old recipe from Kentucky and a wonderful cake. Here is the link to the recipe: http://southernlady64.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/kentuckys-woodford-pudding/
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My youngest daughter used to make this cake when she was learning to cook. It really is a wonderfully delicious cake!
Looks Yummy I will make it. Anything that gets a little liquor before it comes to the table sounds wonderful to me !!!! Thanks
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Just finished my rum cake!!! It’s delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!
Looks amazing.
This looks sooo yummy!
I do this recipe but using a cake mix and a few other ingredients added. I use the same rum sauce with it.
Perhaps I’m just a stickler for the Oxford comma, but are you saying to use rum, but may use vanilla extract if no rum? Or are we to use rum extract?
You can use either, Sheryl. It says in the list of ingredients rum or vanilla. The rum is better though.
How long will this cake keep with the rum sauce? I am looking for a recipe that I could ship after baking…
I don’t think I would try shipping this one.
Is tha rum flavoring or the alcoholic rum?
It is alcohol. I changed the recipe to reflect that. Thanks for bringing to my attention. You could use vanilla extract or rum extract in place of the alcohol.
I made the cake today. I used Coconut Rum (because I had just enough to do the cake and wanted to finish the bottle before buying a new one). It is excellent!!!