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A Delicious Cake Without Frosting – BUTTER Cake

Stefani Tolson · January 27, 2014 · 37 Comments

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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!

Butter Cake

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.

4.77 from 13 votes
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A Delicious Cake Without Frosting - BUTTER Cake

Course Dessert
Author ThisMomCanCook.com

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

  1. In a large bowl add butter and sugar and mix well. Add vanilla extract and almond extract and continue to mix until well blended.
  2. Next add eggs and beat until mixture is creamy. Add flour and mix until it reaches a dough consistency.
  3. 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.
  4. Add 1tsp of water to 1tsp of beaten egg and Spread on top of dough evenly.
  5. Bake at 350° degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until dough is firm to touch.
  6. Cool and enjoy!

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About Stefani Tolson

The author of This Mom Can Cook and the owner of many other websites & blogs for moms. Stefani Tolson is a multi-tasking mom of 4 from the Sacramento area, PR friendly, a freelance writer, web designer, cook & more!

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  1. Pam says

    January 27, 2014 at 3:36 pm

    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.

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  2. Joanna Sormunen says

    January 27, 2014 at 4:07 pm

    4 stars
    I had to pin this! It just looks too good to not try to make it myself.

    Reply
  3. Debi@TheSpringMount6Pack says

    January 27, 2014 at 4:24 pm

    I prefer cakes without frosting so this is perfect.

    Reply
  4. Tammilee says

    January 27, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    Hello Yum! I have never made a butter cake before. It looks amazing.

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  5. Melanie a/k/a CrazyMom says

    January 27, 2014 at 5:47 pm

    5 stars
    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

    Reply
  6. Daisy says

    January 27, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    5 stars
    I love this recipe. It’s so moist and flavorful! Definitely a go-to recipe!

    Reply
  7. Nicole Brady says

    January 27, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    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.

    Reply
  8. martha says

    January 27, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    i’ve never made butter cake but i’d like to have some right now! YUM

    Reply
  9. Heather @ It's a Lovely Life! says

    January 27, 2014 at 7:00 pm

    5 stars
    Looks so good! Pretty much had me at the title though… bitter cake! Yum!

    Reply
  10. Amber Edwards says

    January 27, 2014 at 7:46 pm

    5 stars
    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.

    Reply
  11. Jennifer Soltys says

    January 27, 2014 at 8:40 pm

    5 stars
    This has to be amazing. I love butter!!! Need to try this ASAP!!!

    Reply
  12. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    January 27, 2014 at 9:10 pm

    You know it’s good if it doesn’t need frosting!

    Reply
  13. Ellen Christian says

    January 28, 2014 at 3:42 am

    That sounds amazing. I’m not a huge frosting fan so I really need to try this.

    Reply
  14. Mistee Dawn says

    January 28, 2014 at 5:51 am

    Looks sooooo good! I like cakes without frosting too, sometimes. Sometimes the frosting is just too much.

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  15. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    January 28, 2014 at 6:10 am

    5 stars
    You’re such a rebel making a cake with no frosting!! It sounds really good, though – I will definitely have to try it.

    Reply
  16. Brett says

    January 28, 2014 at 6:36 am

    this looks amazing. paula deen would be proud!

    Reply
  17. Melissa says

    January 28, 2014 at 7:47 am

    5 stars
    This sounds like a delicious cake! YUM!

    Reply
  18. Cassie @ Southeast by Midwest says

    January 28, 2014 at 7:51 am

    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!

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  19. Janel says

    January 28, 2014 at 8:01 am

    Yummy, that looks good. I might just topping it with some homemade whip cream, but other than that delicious looking!

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  20. Melanie says

    January 28, 2014 at 10:25 am

    I really shouldn’t read this types of post before I’ve had my lunch! That butter cake looks soooo delicious!

    Reply
  21. Michelle F. says

    January 28, 2014 at 10:45 am

    Yummy! That looks delicious. Love that you don’t need frosting.

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  22. Jessica says

    January 28, 2014 at 12:14 pm

    5 stars
    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!

    Reply
  23. Amy Desrosiers says

    January 28, 2014 at 1:31 pm

    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!

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  24. Jaime says

    January 28, 2014 at 2:10 pm

    I agree that some cakes are just fine without frosting. This sounds really good. I love yellow cakes. (I actually, love almost any cake!)

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  25. Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama says

    January 28, 2014 at 3:57 pm

    Mmm. Sounds like a pound cake, but still yummy. Butter – that’s a southern girls’ secret to a recipe!

    Reply
  26. Kecia says

    January 28, 2014 at 5:23 pm

    5 stars
    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!

    Reply
  27. katherine says

    January 28, 2014 at 10:16 pm

    5 stars
    This looks so good! My husband hates frosting

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  28. Jennifer @TheRebelChick says

    January 29, 2014 at 5:22 am

    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?

    Reply
  29. Ashley M says

    January 29, 2014 at 6:31 am

    Those look pretty good. My favorite frosting free cake is ‘johnny cake’.

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  30. Debra says

    January 29, 2014 at 8:18 am

    3 stars
    who needs the frosting when it has all that yumminess inside! It looks super moist!

    Reply
  31. Debbie says

    January 29, 2014 at 8:46 am

    I love butter cake. And I actually prefer cake without frosting

    Reply
  32. Coco in the Kitchen says

    January 29, 2014 at 9:45 am

    Gorgeous! Going to have to bake one tonight.
    Found you on twitter today. 🙂

    BTW I have a foodie giveaway going at the moment, winner to be picked this Sat (Feb 1st). It’s a gift box from Maille UK and the flavors are not yet avail in the US.
    So enter! All you have to do is leave a comment on my salmon post and/or like my FB page. That easy. Cheers!

    Reply
  33. Paige says

    January 29, 2014 at 12:28 pm

    Wait, butter cake exists? Where has it been all my life!!!!? I’m going to have to make this!

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  34. Amy @ Marvelous Mommy says

    January 29, 2014 at 1:05 pm

    5 stars
    Yum, thanks for the recipe! I pinned it! I’m not a fan of icing so we make cake without any frosting a lot!

    Reply
  35. Prototype Mama says

    January 30, 2014 at 1:24 pm

    I’m not much of a icing girl so this cake is right up my alley– pinning to try later!

    Reply
  36. Caroline says

    January 30, 2014 at 8:34 pm

    I’m on a diet ahhhhh hide ittt!!!!

    Reply

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