Ocean Prime Warm Butter Cake Recipe
Creating the ultimate butter cake at home
If you’ve never experienced Ocean Prime, it’s an upscale chain of chic, American restaurants and lounges that puts a modern spin on the old steakhouse. I know that most people visit this beloved steak and seafood chain for the prime cuts and Lobster Bisque. But for those are smart enough to eat lightly and save room for dessert, Ocean Prime has an aphrodisiac secret waiting at the end of the meal. It’s the Ocean Prime Warm Butter Cake.
A sweet ending
Now, if you’ve ever eaten at Ocean Prime and stuck around for dessert, you know what I’m talking about. But you don’t have to have dined at this steak palace to appreciate the finesse of a buttery rich, hot cake served with plump, scarlet berries. In fact, you don’t even need to plan a meal if you’re going to make Ocean Prime Warm Butter Cake. It’s one of those skip straight to dessert, taste bud tickling, make-me-your-love-slave recipes.
And since I happen to know an Ocean Prime publicist, I was able to wrangle a copy of this recipe for every crumb-licking, aphrodisiac loving baker’s home cooking pleasure. (It pays to have friends in high places.)
What makes an aphrodisiac cake recipe?
As for what makes Ocean Prime Warm Butter Cake an aphrodisiac, it starts with vanilla extract. Vanilla–even just the aroma of vanilla–is proven to be aphrodisiac. Read more about the power of vanilla extract to help you hit a home run in the bedroom.
A stick of butter might not seem like an aphrodisiac-making ingredient. And if you’ve followed our recommendations on boosting your libido, you know that foods that are bad for your heart and disastrous to your sex life. However, what would a great cake recipe be without the indulgence of butter? Just think of it as occasional indulgence and relish every moment!
For optimal, aphrodisiac effect, this cake should be served warm with an ample serving of berries, clothing optional.
- 1 lb. unsalted butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 1/4 oz cream cheese softened
- 5 eggs
- 2/3 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 Tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- Vanilla ice cream
- 1 pint fresh berries
- 12 sprigs mint
- Preheat a convection oven to 350.
- Cream the butter and sugar together with a paddle attachment in a mixer until fluffy.
- Add cream cheese and continue to mix until incorporated.
- With the mixer speed on low, add eggs one by one and slowly add vanilla extract.
- Mix until fully incorporated.
- Scrape the sides of the mixer and add the flour. Then, mix on low speed until just incorporated – careful not to over mix.
- Arrange small cake molds or ramekins on a flat, parchment lined baking sheet.
- Spray the inside of the molds with a non-stick baking spray and place level ½ cup scoops of the batter into each mold, patting down until it is level.
- Bake the cakes in a convection oven for 15 minutes, rotate, and bake another 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
- While the cakes are baking, add the buttermilk soak mixture ingredients to a small sauce pan and heat until the butter has melted completely, but do not boil.
- When the cakes are removed from the oven, immediately poke about 20 holes into each cake with a wooden skewer.
- Ladle about 1/3 cup of buttermilk mixture into each cake while it is still hot.
- Allow to cool in the molds until the cakes reach room temperature and then remove the molds or ramekins.
- Serve cakes warm and top with vanilla ice cream and fresh berries, garnish with a sprig of mint.
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Thanks for you question! For this, and all other recipes on our site, please use all-purpose unless the recipe specifies otherwise. Of course, you can always experiment with your preferred flour. Be sure to let us know the results.
Should we use cake flour or all-purpose flour? Maybe even mix of both?
We know, it’s a funny amount. But that’s what the chef sent us and it worked when we tried it, so we’re sticking with it.
Is the cream cheese correct? I it supposed to be 5 1/4 oz?
Thank you for this :)
Sorry for the omission! It was left off of the original recipe but it is 1/4 cup. We will be sure to add it into the recipe. As for the other question, the recipe is designed for individual cakes. We certainly welcome you to experiment. But it might take a few adjustments to make it work.
How much butter should be used in the soak? Can you make this in a large bundt or round cake pan if you don’t have cake molds or enough ramekins?
As test kitchen director, I tried the recipe and I didn’t even notice that butter instruction. I thought the cake was great the way it is written. I’m going to reach out to Ocean Prime to double check that it is a typo! Thanks for pointing it out.
This is almost exactly like Ocean Prime’s! I think what’s missing is the ingredients list for the buttermilk soak doesn’t mention butter but the cooking instructions does. Is there supposed to be butter in the soak?
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this! I’m thrilled I found it and it’s delicious!
The recipe calls for 8-oz cake molds or ramekins.
What size were the cake pans you used?