Vanilla Butter Cake

Ingredients
1 cup butter, room temp.
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 Tbs. vanilla
1 cup buttermilk

3 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda

Butter Glaze
1/3 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 Tbs. water
2 tsp. vanilla

Directions 
In a large bowl mix together butter, sugar eggs, vanilla and buttermilk. In a medium size bowl mix together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together. Pour into a very greased bundt pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 55-65 min. (Note: gas oven 5/22/21 cook time of 62 min.)

Mix up the butter glaze and drizzle over top. 

Chocolate Bundt Cake

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
• 1 large (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (12 oz. bag)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In a large bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs and water. Stir in the chocolate chips and pour batter into a well greased 12 cup bundt pan.
3. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes (gas oven 45 min.), or until top is springy to the touch and a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool cake thoroughly in pan at least an hour and a half before inverting onto a plate If desired, dust the cake with powdered sugar.

Alternative Topping

Peanut Butter Frosting

1/2 cup butter (softened)

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup powdered sugar

milk if needed

Mix all ingredients together in a mixer or with beaters adding a little milk to desired consistancy.

*When using a yellow cake mix, cook time is less than chocolate cake (our gas oven takes approx. 38 min. to cook)