A hot butter sauce is poured over the top and soaks into the dessert, "frosting" the cake.
Vanilla-Butter Cake
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 2 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 12
Ingredients
CAKE
- 1 pkg. pudding-included butter flavor yellow cake mix
- 1 (3.4-oz.) pkg. instant vanilla pudding and pie filling mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 4 eggs
BUTTER SAUCE
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla
GARNISH
- 2 to 3 teaspoons powdered sugar
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients; beat at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at high speed. Pour batter into greased and floured pan.
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Step2Bake at 350°F. for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Step3In small saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients except vanilla; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture boils. Boil 1 minute. Stir in vanilla.
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Step4With long-tined fork, pierce cake 10 to 12 times. Slowly pour hot sauce over warm cake. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes or until sauce is absorbed. Invert cake onto serving plate. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.
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Step5Just before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar. If desired, serve with whipped cream.
Nutrition
400
Calories
18g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
56g
Total Carbohydrate
40g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories
- 400
- Calories from Fat
- 160
- Total Fat
- 18g
- 28%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 45%
- Cholesterol
- 105mg
- 35%
- Sodium
- 540mg
- 23%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 56g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 40g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 2 1/2 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 3 1/2 Fat;
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