Description
A rich, tender Southern-style cake soaked in a buttery vanilla sauce, combining the moistness of yellow cake with the richness of pound cake.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (for cake)
2 cups granulated sugar (for cake)
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (1 for cake, 1 for sauce)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
1/2 cup unsalted butter (for sauce)
3/4 cup granulated sugar (for sauce)
1/4 cup water
Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- Cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Stir in vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- While cake bakes, prepare butter sauce: melt butter with sugar, water, and vanilla over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Do not boil.
- Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes. Invert slightly, then return it to the pan. Poke holes about 1″ apart in the top of the cake.
- Pour warm butter sauce over the cake, letting it soak in. Let rest for 30 minutes.
- Invert cake onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
- Dust with confectioners’ sugar before serving.
Notes
- Let the cake rest after soaking for deeper flavor.
- Use bourbon or rum in the sauce for a boozy twist.
- Adaptable to different pans and bake times.
- Freezes well for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
