Kentucky Butter Cake

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Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

4 large eggs, room temperature

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup buttermilk

butter sauce:

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter, cubed

1/4 cup water

1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract

1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt;

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add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.

Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan.

Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-70 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.

Run a knife around edges and center tube of pan. Invert cake onto a wire rack over waxed paper.

For sauce, combine the sugar, butter and water in a small saucepan.

Cook over medium heat just until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.

Remove from the heat; stir in extracts.

Poke holes in the top of the warm cake; spoon 1/4 cup sauce over cake.

Let stand until sauce is absorbed. Repeat twice.

Poke holes into sides of cake; brush remaining sauce over sides. Cool completely.

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