Classic Vanilla Butter Cake with Buttermilk Sauce
A cloud-soft vanilla butter cake soaked with a warm, buttery buttermilk sauce.
Simple ingredients, unforgettable flavor—perfect with whipped cream, berries, or a dusting of powdered sugar.
Let the cake rest after soaking so every crumb drinks in the sauce.
Ingredients
For the Cake
3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
2/3 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (or vanilla bean paste)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1 cup buttermilk
For the Buttermilk Sauce
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup (60 ml) unsalted butter, cubed
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Step-By-Step Instructions
Preheat: Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 10-inch round or Bundt pan.
Mix the batter: Beat melted butter with sugar until light. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add dry ingredients to the bowl alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry; mix just to combine.
Bake: Spread batter in the pan and bake 55–70 minutes, until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in the pan.
