Kentucky Funeral Cake

Updated October 10, 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
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature, plus butter for greasing the pan

  • 2 and ⅔ 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 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-inch springform pan.

  2. Step 2

    Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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Credits

Adapted from "Kentucky Cooking" by Charles Patteson with Craig Emerson

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