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Old Fashioned Butter Cake

Mar 16, 2018 · Modified: Jan 8, 2021 by Pam Dana · This post may contain affiliate links · 15 Comments

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Old Fashioned Butter Cake is a classic cake recipe that you'll pass down for generations! It's moist, full of flavor and a recipe you'll keep forever! No frosting is needed! From overthebigmoon.com!

Old Fashioned Butter Cake is a classic cake recipe that you’ll pass down for generations! It’s moist, full of flavor and a recipe you’ll keep forever! No frosting is needed!

Butter Cake Recipe

OLD FASHIONED BUTTER CAKE RECIPE

You guys are seriously going to thank me for this recipe! I was honestly in a little in shock that I had forgotten about it and not shared it with you sooner. This recipe is from my Grandma and one of those secret gems that every time you eat it, you wonder why you don’t make this every time you need or want a cake! It legit melts in your mouth!

Old Fashioned Homemade Butter Cake - overthebigmoon.com

IS OLD FASHIONED BUTTER CAKE HEALTHY?

Is it a guilt free dessert? Absolutely NOT! But, honestly, you won’t care the second you take your first bite! Do you see those strips of butter drip down the cake piece? It literally melts in your mouth!

Piece of Old Fashioned Butter Cake -- overthebigmoon.com

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Butter Cake Recipe
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5 from 7 votes

Old Fashioned Homemade Butter Cake

A super moist a delicious buttery cake!
Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time1 hr
Total Time1 hr 30 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 532kcal
Author: Over The Big Moon

Ingredients

Cake

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs

Butter Sauce

  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup butter
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

Cake Instructions:

  • Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Also, take your bundt pan and then grease and flour it.
  • In a large bowl, combine the try ingredients: 3 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder and ½ teaspoon baking soda. Mix all together until well combined!
  • Blend in the 1 cup + 2 tablespoons buttermilk, 1 cup of butter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 4 eggs. Beat together with a mixer for 2-3 minutes at a medium spoon. Pour into the bundt pan.
  • Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted into the cake and comes out clean. During the last 10 minutes of the cake baking, go ahead and put together the butter sauce (directions below). Immediately on removing the cake, prick holes into the cake and slowly pour the butter sauce all over the cake. Allow the cake to cool completely before removing it from the pan.
  • Immediately on removing the cake, prick holes into the cake and slowly pour the butter sauce all over the cake. Allow the cake to cool completely before removing it from the pan.

Butter Sauce Instructions

  • In a saucepan combine the remaining ¾ cups sugar, ½ cup butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla, and the 3 tablespoons water. Cook over medium heat, until fully melted and combined, but do not boil.

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Notes

ENJOY!

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 532kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 485mg | Potassium: 118mg | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 820IU | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1.7mg
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Old Fashioned Butter Bundt Cake -- overthebigmoon.com

You can finish the cake off with a little powdered sugar! I love using my Chef’s duster to apply it!

PS – I just ordered this Heritage Bundt pan and I can’t wait to use it! It’s sooo pretty!!

I can’t wait for you to try this! You will LOVE it!

This post was originally posted in March 2017 and has been updated!

Old Fashioned Butter Cake is a classic cake recipe that you'll pass down for generations! It's moist, full of flavor and a recipe you'll keep forever! No frosting is needed! From overthebigmoon.com!

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Comments

  1. Debbie

    April 01, 2020 at 12:31 pm

    I plan on making it today. I can’t wait to tell you how it taste.

    Reply
    • Pam Dana

      April 06, 2020 at 7:59 pm

      I’ve made it twice in the last few weeks! Such a comfort dessert!

      Reply
  2. Donna Haynie

    December 15, 2019 at 4:24 pm

    5 stars
    I was looking for a replacement recipe for my Granddaddy’s butter cake, so I’m gonna try yours. I just wanted to say THANK YOU in advance because you made it easy to save it to my Ipad. I’m so SICK of the never-ending hoops that a lot of sites make you jump through just to copy their precious ideas(Pinterest anyone?). THANKS AGAIN

    Reply
    • Pam Dana

      January 13, 2020 at 7:13 pm

      Thank you for the sweet comment!! And I hope you loved the cake so much! It’s hands down my hubbies request for his bday each year!

      Reply
  3. Lisa Clark

    August 20, 2019 at 10:06 am

    5 stars
    I have usedvthis recipe since I was 12 or so and almost always comes out perfectly. A keeper for sure as I am 48 now.

    Reply
  4. Sarah Kirby

    May 11, 2019 at 12:44 pm

    I followed recipe exactly and the cake overflowed in the oven and is completely sunken on one side. I now have no idea how it will do when i remove it from the pan. Very disappointed as thks is my mothers day lunch dessert! ????

    Reply
    • Pam Dana

      June 11, 2019 at 3:23 pm

      I am sooo sorry this happened. I wonder if your bundt pan was smaller than mine?? I have literally made this recipe 30 times (it’s my husbands favorite) and I’ve never had it overflow more than maybe a few drips down the outside of the pan. Either way I’m so sorry.

      Reply
  5. Jessica

    February 16, 2019 at 9:52 am

    5 stars
    We absolutely LOVE this recipe! I wish I could eat it every day! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  6. Tara

    February 16, 2019 at 7:05 am

    5 stars
    Love these delicious classic cake recipe! So buttery and yummy.

    Reply
  7. lauren kelly

    February 16, 2019 at 6:36 am

    5 stars
    This reminds me of my grandmother! I can’t wait to make this!

    Reply
  8. Julie Blanner

    February 15, 2019 at 5:26 pm

    5 stars
    This looks delicious! Can’t wait to make it!

    Reply
  9. Kristyn

    February 15, 2019 at 4:15 pm

    5 stars
    That cake looks heavenly!! Especially, that drip of butter in the middle!! It looks so soft & perfect for any gathering!

    Reply
  10. Cindy Carroll

    January 12, 2019 at 5:48 pm

    While I struggled to get the cake out of the pan and it kind of came out in chunks, no one cared because it is so delicious! To serve, I added some dulce de leche and microwaved briefly, then added vanilla ice cream and a bit of cherry pie filling. So yummy!

    Reply
    • Pam Dana

      January 24, 2019 at 12:35 pm

      That sounds amazing and I’m so glad everyone loved it! I’m sorry it struggled coming out. I generously crisco or butter the sides and then add flour on top of that and I have had much better results! Hope that helps!

      Reply
  11. Sharon McKay

    December 27, 2018 at 8:41 pm

    The instructions don’t specify the consistency for the use of the butter. Soften or melted?

    Reply

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