Sometimes there are cakes that are good without all the frosting. Don’t get me wrong, I love cake with frosting but there are days when I like something with a little less sweetness to it. Those are the days when a butter cake is a must!
When I make butter cake it goes FAST! You would think the kids would turn their noses up at a cake without frosting but they know me too well. They know I love to make food that tastes good so they weren’t hesitant to ask for a piece.
A Delicious Cake Without Frosting - BUTTER Cake
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 sticks butter - room temperature
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp Almond extract
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp beaten egg for top of cake
Instructions
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In a large bowl add butter and sugar and mix well. Add vanilla extract and almond extract and continue to mix until well blended.
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Next add eggs and beat until mixture is creamy. Add flour and mix until it reaches a dough consistency.
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Add dough into a un-greased 11x7 or 9x12 baking pan. Make sure to press dough into each corners and use spatula to make dough smooth.
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Add 1tsp of water to 1tsp of beaten egg and Spread on top of dough evenly.
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Bake at 350° degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until dough is firm to touch.
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Cool and enjoy!
Butter cake was very popular where my daughter went to college. Thanks for sharing the recipe, now we can enjoy it here at home too.
I had to pin this! It just looks too good to not try to make it myself.
I prefer cakes without frosting so this is perfect.
Hello Yum! I have never made a butter cake before. It looks amazing.
YUMM.. I love Butter cookies, I bet Butter cake is just as delicious..only one way to find out.. I’ll make it.. thanks for sharing
I love this recipe. It’s so moist and flavorful! Definitely a go-to recipe!
You know, if you didn’t call it a cake and called it like a virgin brownie, butter unbrownie or something then I bet nobody would think twice about the fact there wasn’t any frosting.
i’ve never made butter cake but i’d like to have some right now! YUM
Looks so good! Pretty much had me at the title though… bitter cake! Yum!
Oh I adore butter cake! frosting is oddly enough, not my favorite. So I love cake that doesn’t need a lot of frosting at all.
This has to be amazing. I love butter!!! Need to try this ASAP!!!
You know it’s good if it doesn’t need frosting!
That sounds amazing. I’m not a huge frosting fan so I really need to try this.
Looks sooooo good! I like cakes without frosting too, sometimes. Sometimes the frosting is just too much.
You’re such a rebel making a cake with no frosting!! It sounds really good, though – I will definitely have to try it.
this looks amazing. paula deen would be proud!
This sounds like a delicious cake! YUM!
My mother-in-law would LOVE this recipe. She hates frosting on cakes but feels that most cakes don’t have enough flavor to pull it off on their own. I’ll let her know about this!
Yummy, that looks good. I might just topping it with some homemade whip cream, but other than that delicious looking!
I really shouldn’t read this types of post before I’ve had my lunch! That butter cake looks soooo delicious!
Yummy! That looks delicious. Love that you don’t need frosting.
I LOVE Butter Cake! My mom makes a similar recipe and it’s by far one of my favorite desserts. I love the texture and there is truly no need for frosting!
Yum!! I LOVE butter cake and MUST try this recipe. I will have to adapt it to gluten free though! I am so not a frosting fan anyhow!
I agree that some cakes are just fine without frosting. This sounds really good. I love yellow cakes. (I actually, love almost any cake!)
Mmm. Sounds like a pound cake, but still yummy. Butter – that’s a southern girls’ secret to a recipe!
I wish more people make cake without frosting. I love chocolate icing, but sometimes it’s just too sweet for me. Plus, no frosting means less calories!
This looks so good! My husband hates frosting
The only cake I like without frosting is a bundt cake. The frosting is my favorite part – can you tell I have a total sweet tooth?
Those look pretty good. My favorite frosting free cake is ‘johnny cake’.
who needs the frosting when it has all that yumminess inside! It looks super moist!
I love butter cake. And I actually prefer cake without frosting
Gorgeous! Going to have to bake one tonight.
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Wait, butter cake exists? Where has it been all my life!!!!? I’m going to have to make this!
Yum, thanks for the recipe! I pinned it! I’m not a fan of icing so we make cake without any frosting a lot!
I’m not much of a icing girl so this cake is right up my alley– pinning to try later!
I’m on a diet ahhhhh hide ittt!!!!