Kentucky Funeral Cake

Name: Kentucky Funeral Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 1 large cake
Cuisine: southern
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature, plus butter for greasing the pan; 2 and 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus flour for dusting the pan; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs; 1 cup milk; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe from Charles Patteson and Craig Emerson

Adapted by Florence Fabricant

Updated Oct. 11, 2023

Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Rating: 4(22)
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Ingredients

Yield:1 large cake

1cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature, plus butter for greasing the pan
2and ⅔ cups all-purpose flour, plus flour for dusting the pan
1tablespoon baking powder
1teaspoon salt
2cups sugar
4large eggs
1cup milk
1½teaspoons vanilla extract

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-inch springform pan.
Step 2
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
Step 3
In a bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time and beat thoroughly. Fold in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in vanilla.
Step 4
Pour into prepared pan and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees and bake 60 to 70 minutes longer, until the cake is brown and a cake tester comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then unmold and continue cooling.