Kentucky Butter Crunch Cake


Ingredients:

  1. 2 sticks butter, room temperature
  2. 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  3. 1 Cup brown sugar
  4. 1 Cup white sugar
  5. 4 eggs, large
  6. 1 Tbs vanilla extract
  7. 3 Cups flour
  8. 1 Cup buttermilk
  9. 1/2 Tsp baking soda
  10. 1 Tsp baking powder
  11. pinch of salt


Crunch Topping:

  1. 1 stick butter, room temperature
  2. 1 Cup cream cheese, room temperature
  3. 3 Cups confectioners sugar
  4. 1 Tsp vanilla
  5. 3 Tbs milk or cream to thin, use more if needed
  6. 2 Cups toasted coconut
  7. 2 Cups chopped almonds


Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease and flour bundt pan or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. In a mixer, cream butter, cream cheese, and sugars until light and fluffy.
  4. Add eggs one at a time, beat about 30 seconds between each egg.
  5. Add vanilla.
  6. In a separate bowl mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add flour in batches alternating with buttermilk, end with flour.
  7. Beat about 30 seconds on low between each addition.
  8. With a spoon mix mixture to incorporate any remaining flour.
  9. Pour mixture into bundt pan and bake 60-65 minutes at 350 degrees.
  10. Remove from oven, allow to cool about 10 minutes and flip onto cake plate.
  11. Poke holes in cake using a skewer, pour the reserved 1 cup of glaze into cake (see below).
  12. Allow to cool 10 more minutes, and top with remaining glaze.
  13. Serve with extra glaze after cutting.


To Prepare Glaze:

  1. Mix butter and cream cheese in a mixer until light and fluffy,
  2. Add powdered sugar and vanilla.
  3. Thin with milk or cream about 3 tablespoons or more if needed.
  4. Microwave glaze for about 15 seconds.
  5. Reserve 1 cup of glaze for first topping on cake.
  6. Fold in toasted coconut (see below) and almonds into remaining glaze as the final topper.


To Toast Coconut:
Place coconut into a dry skillet and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly for a few minutes, once coconut starts to brown, remove from heat, continue stirring, remove from pan, place on a plate and allow to cool.
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