Best 6 Old Fashioned Butter Cake Recipes

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Indulge in a culinary journey through time with our delightful Old-Fashioned Butter Cake, a timeless classic that has captivated taste buds for generations. This scrumptious cake, with its tender crumb and rich buttery flavor, is a testament to the enduring charm of traditional baking. As you embark on this culinary adventure, you'll discover not just one, but four enticing variations of this classic cake, each offering a unique twist on the original. From the simplicity of the Vanilla Butter Cake to the decadent Chocolate Butter Cake, and the zesty Lemon Butter Cake to the nutty Brown Sugar Butter Cake, this collection promises a flavor experience that will leave you craving more.

Prepare to be mesmerized by the Vanilla Butter Cake, where the harmonious blend of butter, sugar, and vanilla extract creates a symphony of flavors that will transport you back to simpler times. If you're a chocolate aficionado, the Chocolate Butter Cake will tantalize your taste buds with its deep, rich cocoa flavor, perfectly balanced by the sweetness of the cake. For a burst of citrusy goodness, the Lemon Butter Cake awaits, its vibrant lemon zest and tangy glaze creating a delightful contrast to the richness of the cake. And for those who appreciate the subtle nuances of nutty flavors, the Brown Sugar Butter Cake, with its hint of molasses and warm spices, promises a satisfying and comforting experience.

Let's cook with our recipes!

OLD-FASHIONED STACK CAKE WITH APPALACHIAN APPLE BUTTER FILLING



Old-Fashioned Stack Cake with Appalachian Apple Butter Filling image

I found this old-fashion stack cake recipe in my local newspaper. I immediately thought of our stack cake queen, Bea Liles. I haven't made this yet but I hope someone will and give it a review. Altho this recipe calls for dried apples, I see no reason why you couldn't use fresh, and your own recipe for apple butter. Enjoy! This...

Provided by Dee Stillwell

Categories     Cakes

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 20

CAKE INGREDIENTS
1/2 c vegetable shortening
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c buttermilk
1/3 c molasses
1 large egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
pinch of nutmeg
powdered sugar for dusting
APPALACHIAN APPLE BUTTER FILLING
4 c roughly chopped dried apples
3/4 c dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon, ground
6 c apple cider (not juice)

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 6 (9-inch) cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottoms of pans with parchment paper, and spray parchment paper with cooking spray.
  • 2. In a medium bowl, beat shortening and sugar at medium speed with a mixer until creamy. Add buttermilk, molasses, egg and vanilla, beating well. In a large bowl, combine flour, ginger, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Make a well in center of flour mixture. Add shortening mixture, stirring just until combined.
  • 3. On a lightly floured surface, form dough into a log; cut into six equal portions. Place one portion in each prepared pan, and use fingers to lightly pat dough to edges of pans. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks. Cake will have the consistency of a gingerbread cookie.
  • 4. Cook time: Depends on how big you want your stack. This recipe makes one 9-inch cake with six stacks. Three stacks were baked simultaneously for 10 to 12 minutes The filling (recipe below) takes about an hour. Allow 24 hours for the cake to chill in the refrigerator.
  • 5. Make filling: In large saucepan, combine dried fruit and all dry ingredients. Add enough liquid to cover. Bring to a low boil and cook, stirring often, for 45 minutes. Remove from heat, and let stand for 10 minutes or until cooled slightly. Transfer to the work bowl of a food processor or container of a blender; process until smooth. Use while still warm.
  • 6. To put cake together, place one cake layer on a serving plate or cake stand; spread with about 3/4 cup warm fruit butter filling. Repeat procedure with remaining layers and fruit butter filling, stacking each on previous layer. Do not spread fruit butter filling on top layer. Cover and refrigerate cake for at least 24 hours. Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar.

OLD FASHIONED BUTTER CAKE RECIPE - (3.9/5)



Old Fashioned Butter Cake Recipe - (3.9/5) image

Provided by á-25649

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350˚F. Grease and flour two 8 inch x 2 inch baking pans and set aside. In a large mixing bowl sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add butter, milk, and vanilla. With a hand mixer, beat for 2 minutes, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes more. Pour batter into prepared pans, dividing equally between the pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes and then turn cakes out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Add your favorite frosting to the cake.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE BUTTER STACK CAKE



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I found my recipe for this cake to use with apple butter. It also uses sorghum, which you can replace with molasses or brown sugar, or even dark corn syrup, if you can't find sorghum. But give sorghum a try - the taste is different from any other sweetener, and worth looking for. You may want to start this cake the day before -...

Provided by Susan Feliciano

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 16

CAKE
1 c white sugar
3 Tbsp butter, softened
1/2 c sorghum
2 eggs, beaten
5 c all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 c milk (or less)
APPLE BUTTER FILLING
2 c apple butter
3/4 c brown sugar
3 Tbsp butter, cut in chunks

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease or spray with oil several 8-inch cake pans, skillets, etc.
  • 2. FOR CAKE: Mix first four ingredients. Stir flour together with baking powder, soda, salt, and nutmeg. Stir vanilla into milk. Add flour and milk to liquid ingredients, blending well. Turn out on floured surface and knead like a biscuit dough.
  • 3. Divide dough into 7 portions. Roll out on wax paper to fit greased 8-inch cake pans. You may have to bake in batches. Bake until done and very lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Layers do not need to cool before assembling.
  • 4. FILLING: Stir together apple butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Bring just to boiling. Remove from heat and stir in the butter until it melts completely.
  • 5. Place first cake layer on cake plate that has a cover. Spread hot filling between cake layers, stacking 7 high. Smooth some filling over top of stack and let drip slightly down sides. Cover and allow to set 12 hours before serving. May sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving if desired. Or, top of stack may be decorated with little red hot cinnamon candies.
  • 6. NOTE: Layers may be frozen with wax paper in between, and filled later.

WESTERN HOMESTEAD OLD FASHIONED BUTTER CAKE



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Old fashioned buttery thin crust on the outside of this tube pan cake. There is no salt or milk. Powdered sugar is the key to this cake and you can use butter, margarine or butter flavored Crisco. I use a combination of butter and butter flavored Crisco. No icing necessary. Serve with fruit, whipped cream or whipped jello or any combination. Recipe found in the walls of our homestead built in 1907 tacked along side of Lithuanian newspapers which were used for insulation. I have updated recipe ie. butter flavored Crisco and Pam. They pounded the sugar to become powder with mortar and pestle.

Provided by Montana Heart Song

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 large tube cake, 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 lb margarine or 8 ounces butter with 8 oz margarine
1 lb powdered sugar
6 eggs, room temperature
2 3/4 cups regular white flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pam cooking spray

Steps:

  • In mixing bowl, add 1 pound of butter or a combination of butter and margarine or butter and butter flavored Crisco to equal 1 pound.
  • Mix on low speed until soft and blended.
  • Add powdered sugar in one/third amounts, beating each one/third until all is mixed and fluffy.
  • Then add one egg at a time. Beat one minute for each egg.
  • Add vanilla extract.
  • Mix.
  • Preheat oven to 300°F.
  • Spray Pam in a tube or angel food cake pan.
  • Note: You can use butter or margarine also.
  • Add flour, 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup at a time and mix on low speed until blended.
  • Pour batter evenly in pan.
  • Bake 1 1/2 hour in oven. High altitude, cook 5 to 10 minutes more.
  • Turn over tube pan over plate. I guarantee this cake will fall right out on the plate. Serve warm or cool. This is a no fail cake. Do not open the oven door.

OLD FASHIONED BUTTER NUT CAKE



Old Fashioned Butter Nut Cake image

This cake is divine and NOT HEALTHY. :-) This recipe came from my aunt, who got it from my grandmother. (She died before I was born and was making this cake in the 40s and 50s, according to my dad).

Provided by Deb Finney

Categories     Cakes

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 c crisco (not oil, the stuff in the can!)
2 c sugar
1 Tbsp vanilla, butter & nut flavoring
2 1/2 c all purpose flour
1/2 c self rising flour
1 c milk, whole
4 eggs
ICING
2 c powdered sugar
4 Tbsp canned milk (pet or carnation)
1/2 c butter
1/2 tsp vanilla, butter & nut flavoring

Steps:

  • 1. Cream crisco and mix in sugar
  • 2. Add eggs, one at a time and beat
  • 3. Mix flour together and add to mixture
  • 4. Add milk and flavor. Beat and pour into a bundt pan sprayed with cooking spray (such as Pam) or two round cake pans.
  • 5. Bake at 325 for one hour.
  • 6. Cream butter until fluffy. Add part of the powdered sugar and beat. Continue adding sugar and milk in small batches and beat until very fluffy. Stir in flavoring. Frost/Ice your cake.

OLD FASHIONED BUTTER CAKE



Old Fashioned Butter Cake image

This is from Granny's Cookbook. It is so good and we like to serve it with strawberries.

Provided by LINDA BAILEY

Categories     Eggs

Time 1h55m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 c butter
2 c sugar or splenda
1 tsp vanilla
4 large eggs
3 c all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 c buttermilk
powdered sugar
cooking spray

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray baking dish or 2 loaf pans. Beat together butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Add eggs one at a time,blending well after each addition. Combine flour with baking soda and salt. Add to batter alternately with buttermilk,beginning and ending with flour.
  • 2. Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Bake for about 1 ½ hours or until a pick inserted comes out clean. Allow cake to stand 5 minutes and remove from pan and finish cooling on a rack. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Tips:

  • Use unsalted butter: Salted butter can make your cake too salty. If you only have salted butter, omit the 1/2 teaspoon of salt from the recipe.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy: This will help to incorporate air into the cake, making it light and tender.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition: This will help to prevent the cake from curdling.
  • Do not overmix the batter: Overmixing can make the cake tough.
  • Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached: Do not overbake, or the cake will be dry.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting: This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.

Conclusion:

This old-fashioned butter cake recipe is a classic for a reason. It is easy to make, and the results are always delicious. The cake is moist and tender, with a rich buttery flavor. It is perfect for any occasion, from a simple family gathering to a special holiday celebration.

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