Salted Caramel Kentucky Butter Cake is a homemade moist and buttery cake recipe with an irresistible caramel butter sauce that is rich, addictive, delicious, and soaks right into the cake!
This Salted Caramel Kentucky Butter Cake is a recipe you’re about to fall in love with – trust me on this one, guys. I love bundt cake recipes like this Hot Chocolate Coffee Rum Cake because they just look so fancy and presentable!
Using creamers is fun because you can switch up the flavor accordingly depending on what you want your cake to taste like. I used the caramel variety for this Salted Caramel Kentucky Butter Cake but I may have to make a hazelnut version in the near future! You also need to try my Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars. I love those bars for fall! I’m also loving this Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cake from my friend Lyuba.
Ingredients
Cake:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup caramel coffee creamer (I used International Delight Simply Pure) (can substitute Buttermilk but leave out the cream of tartar)
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large eggs, room temperature
Butter Sauce:
¾ cup white sugar
⅓ cup butter
3 tablespoons caramel coffee creamer
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Salted Caramel, for topping (makes 1.5 cups OR use store-bought):
1 cup sugar
¼ cup water
¾ cup heavy cream
3½ tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt
Instructions
Cake:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt cake pan.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, 2 cups sugar, salt, cream of tartar, baking powder and baking soda.
In the bowl of a stand mixer or with a hand mixer, blend in (meaning, into the DRY mixture) the coffee creamer, 1 cup of butter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 4 eggs. Beat for 3 minutes at medium speed.
Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 50-55 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
Prick holes in the cake while it is still warm (I use the handle of a wooden spoon – nothing too huge – can also use a wooden skewer).
Slowly pour the butter sauce over cake making sure it gets in all of the holes. Let cake cool completely before removing from pan.
Running a knife along the edges first helps the cake come out cleanly.
Butter Sauce:
In a saucepan combine the ¾ cups sugar, ⅓ cup butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla, and the coffee creamer. Cook over medium heat, until fully melted and combined, but do not the mixture boil.
Salted Caramel (if making homemade):
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the sugar and water over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves.
Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, without stirring. If necessary, use a wet pastry brush to wash down any crystals on the side of the pan. Boil until the syrup is a deep amber color, about 6-8 minutes.
Remove the sugar from the heat and carefully whisk in the heavy cream. The mixture will bubble. Stir in the unsalted butter, and salt. Transfer the caramel to a dish and cool. Drizzle/pour over the cake. You may have some leftover – use it over ice cream!