Satisfy your sweet cravings with this scrumptious dessert.

Bama Butter Cake. (Stacey Little / Southern Bite)

Bama Butter Cake

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Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 1 hour and 10 minutes

Servings: 10

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans

For the butter glaze

• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ cup water
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and grease and flour a 10- to 12-cup Bundt pan.
• Use a mixer to cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Turn the mixer on low and add about half of the flour mixture. Mix well.
• Add about half of the buttermilk and mix well.
• Then add the remaining flour mixture and mix well.
• Add the remaining buttermilk and mix well.
• Add the vanilla and pecans and mix to combine.
• Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until the cake is just starting to pull away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Use a skewer or the handle of a small wooden spoon to poke holes all over the cake.
• Make the glaze by combining the sugar, water and butter.
• Cook over low heat until the butter has melted and the sugar has just dissolved.
• Do not allow to boil.
• Remove from the heat and add the vanilla; stir well.
• Pour the glaze over the cake while it is still in the pan, paying attention to make sure the glaze drizzles down into the holes.
• Reserve about ¼ cup of the glaze for later.
• Allow the cake to cool for about 30 minutes in the pan before placing a serving platter over the pan and inverting the cake onto the platter.
• Drizzle the reserved glaze over the cake.

This recipe originally appeared on SouthernBite.com. For more great recipes, visit the website or check out “The Southern Bite Cookbook.”