On Face Book this morning, this cake showed up and instantly I went to the fridge and took out butter to soften so I could make it later in the morning. All I can say is WOW…it is just amazing and you can make it in one bowl, which is always a plus. The glaze that oozes into the holes which you punch as soon as it comes out of the oven, just makes it even more delectable. Three different people have sampled it today, and if you could have seen the looks on their faces. This will be one of the cakes that I make through the holidays this year to sell.
Ingredients for Cake
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, room temperature
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teas baking powder
1/2 teas baking soda
2 teas vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
Ingredients for Glaze
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
3 tables water
2 teas vanilla
Preheat oven to 325:
For cake, combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Beat for 3 minutes and pour into a greased and floured bundt pan. Bake until cake tests done. (depending on size of bundt pan, will depend on how long it bakes, I used a small bundt pan and 4 mini loaf pans, but if you use a typical size bundt, such as a 9 or 10 cup, it will need to bake about an hour).
Glaze
Combine the butter, water and vanilla in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved, but do not boil. (I added one teaspoon of the vanilla to the mixture while it was cooking and then added the last teas right before I poured the glaze over the cakes.)
Bake in 10″ bundt pan which you have greased and floured for 60-75 min depending on your oven. I begin to check for doneness after about 55 min. But test about every 3-4 min until cake tests done!
When cake comes out of the oven, punch holes with end of a stick, straw or small round handle. Pour glaze over the cake allowing to drip down into the holes. Let cake cool completely before removing out of pan.
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