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); 3 c sugar; 1 1/2 c salted butter- room temperature; 5 large eggs- room temperature; 1 c buttermilk- room temperature; 2 tsps vanilla; 3/4 c salted butter- room temperature; 1/3 c water; 1/4 c Kentucky bourbon (or 2 tsps of Bourbon Emulsion); 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 in a homemade bourbon butter glaze that seeps into the cake, adding even more flavor.

Updated at: Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:09:16 GMT