KENTUCKY BUTTER CAKE WITH RUM SAUCE

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. Wonderful addition to any holiday gathering. It’s the perfect addition to any Christmas meal!

Ingredients for the Kentucky Butter Cake

Sugar

Eggs

Butter

Rum (If you don’t use alcohol, you can substitute vanilla extract or rum extract)

Buttermilk

All-purpose flour

Salt

Baking powder

Baking soda

Rum Sauce Ingredients

Sugar

Butter

Water

Rum, can use more (If you don’t use alcohol, you can substitute vanilla extract or rum extract)

I have made this cake with rum and with rum extract and it is delicious either way. I honestly think the rum extract has more flavoring. Since there is salt in the recipe I use unsalted butter, you are welcome to use whatever you prefer.

Some people don’t keep buttermilk on hand, if you are one of those people you can always make a buttermilk substitute. 

Love this comment: “Just made this Rum Cake: so easy even a GUY can do it! Thank you: it’s delicious.” – Victor

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5 from 29 votes

Kentucky Butter Cake

This Kentucky Butter Cake is a classic! Perfect for any gathering. 

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, southern

Keyword: Kentucky Butter Cake

Servings: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 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

Rum Sauce Ingredients

• 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)

Instructions

• n 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 Instructions

• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until fully melted. Do not boil! Pour over cake.

Notes

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.

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