Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour (13 1/2 ounces).
2 cups granulated sugar.
1 tsp salt.
1 tsp baking powder.
1/2 tsp baking soda.
1 cup buttermilk or fermented milk.
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature.
2 tsp vanilla extract.
4 large eggs.
Sauce:
3/4 cup granulated sugar.
1/3 cup unsalted butter.
3 tbsp. water.
2 tsp vanilla extract.
Instructions:
Step 1
To start, preheat oven to 325°F and grease/flour a 12-cup Bundt or 10-inch tube pan.
Step 2
Then, mix flour, 2 cups sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda. Add buttermilk, butter, vanilla, and eggs, and beat until moistened, then increase speed and beat for 3 minutes.
Step 3
After that, spoon batter into the prepared pan and bake for 55-65 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Step 4
Next, while baking, make the sauce: melt sugar, butter, water, and vanilla in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until butter is melted (do not boil).
Step 5
Finally, once the cake is done, pierce it with a fork and pour the hot sauce over it while still in the pan.
Enjoy your Salted Caramel Kentucky Butter Cake!