Kentucky Butter Cake (like Nana's?)

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Maybe no yeast? Or plain yellow cake with this topping?

subheading: For the Cake:

1 cup/225 grams unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened, plus more for greasing the pan

3 cups/385 grams all-purpose unbleached flour, plus more for dusting the pan

Nonstick cooking spray (optional)

2 cups/400 grams granulated sugar

1 cup/240 milliliters buttermilk (see Tip)

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon fine sea salt

½ teaspoon baking soda

subheading: For the Butter Sauce:

¾ cup/150 grams granulated sugar

⅓ cup/75 grams unsalted butter

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Confectioners’ sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

Directions at cooking.nytimes.com

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