Description
Salted Caramel Kentucky Butter Cake blends Southern charm with a delightful sweet-salty twist that melts in your mouth. Guaranteed to become your new favorite dessert, this cake delivers rich, buttery goodness that sparks pure comfort with each tender slice.
Ingredients
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Primary Cake Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Finishing Ingredient:
- 1 cup salted caramel sauce
Instructions
- Position an oven rack in the center and preheat to 350F. Generously coat a 10-inch bundt pan with butter and flour, ensuring complete coverage.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream 1 cup softened unsalted butter with 1 ½ cups granulated sugar using an electric mixer for 3-4 minutes until the mixture looks pale and fluffy.
- Incorporate 4 large eggs into the butter mixture, adding them individually and beating thoroughly after each addition to create a smooth, integrated batter.
- Gently fold 1 cup buttermilk and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into the butter-egg mixture until evenly combined.
- Sift 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, and ½ teaspoon salt together in a separate bowl.
- Gradually blend the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring until just incorporated without overmixing to maintain the cake’s tender texture.
- Transfer half the batter into the prepared bundt pan, then drizzle ½ cup salted caramel sauce across the surface.
- Pour the remaining batter over the caramel layer, then top with another ½ cup caramel sauce, creating a marbled effect.
- Bake at 350F for 55-60 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through, until a toothpick inserted near the center emerges clean.
- Remove from the oven and let the cake rest in the pan for 15 minutes before carefully inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients to ensure smooth blending and even baking of the cake.
- When drizzling caramel sauce, create swirling patterns for a beautiful marbled effect throughout the cake.
- Grease the bundt pan thoroughly to prevent the cake from sticking and breaking when removing.
- Store the cake covered at room temperature for up to 3 days, and the flavors will continue to develop and deepen.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes - 1 hour
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 405 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg