Southern Kentucky Butter Pound Cake recipe

Name: Southern Kentucky Butter Pound Cake recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 c all-purpose flour (sifted); 2 c sugar; 1 c unsalted butter- room temperature; 5 large eggs- room temperature; 1 c buttermilk- room temperature; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tsps vanilla; 1/4 c Kentucky bourbon (or 2 tsps of Bourbon Emulsion); 3/4 c unsalted butter- room temperature; 1/3 c water; 1 1/2 c sugar

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:1h 15min

This Kentucky Butter Pound Cake is rich, buttery, and incredibly moist with a delicious Kentucky bourbon flavor throughout. After baking, the warm cake is poked with holes and soaked with a homemade bourbon butter glaze that seeps into the cake and adds even more flavor.

Updated at: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:37:23 GMT