Kentucky Butter Cake - Once Upon a Chef (Bake-Off Winner!)
"TESTED & PERFECTED RECIPE -- This old-fashioned vanilla butter cake drenched in syrup is the 1963 winner of the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup buttermilk
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4 large eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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3 cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
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2 cups granulated sugar
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
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Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
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5 tablespoons unsalted butter
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3/4 cup granulated sugar
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1/4 cup water
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Pinch salt
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