Amish Cake

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 cups buttermilk or 2 cups sour milk
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 6 tablespoons soft butter
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.and grease and flour bottom of 9x13 pan.
• 2 for cake: cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
• 3 blend in buttermilk or sour milk and 2 teaspoons of baking soda, there should be some foaming.
• 4 add 3 cups flour and mix until blended.
• 5 add vanilla last.
• 6 pour batter into prepared pan and bake 25-30 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.
• 7 for topping: blend soft butter, milk, brown sugar and nuts in a small bowl.
• 8 when cake comes out of oven and is still warm, spread with topping mixture and return to oven to bake until bubbly. about 1-2 minutes.
• 9 remove from oven again and cool.