Description
This Salted Caramel Kentucky Butter Cake is buttery, moist, and soaked in a caramel butter glaze with sea salt. Easy to make and always a crowd favorite.
Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
4 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sugar (for glaze)
½ cup butter (for glaze)
¼ cup water (for glaze)
1 tsp vanilla extract (for glaze)
½ tsp flaky sea salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325°F and grease Bundt pan.
2. Mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
3. Beat in butter, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
4. Bake 55–65 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
5. Make glaze: simmer sugar, butter, water. Stir in vanilla and salt.
6. Poke holes in warm cake, pour glaze slowly, let soak.
7. Cool completely, invert onto plate, and serve.
Notes
Make ahead—the cake tastes even better the next day.
Serve with whipped cream or ice cream for extra indulgence.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 65 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American, Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 95mg