Kentucky Butter Cake

Cake:
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup butter
2 tsp. vanilla extract
4 eggs

Butter Sauce:
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
3 TBS water
2 tsp. vanilla extract

1.  Preheat oven to 325℉.  Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.

2.  In a large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.  Blend in the buttermilk, butter, vanilla and eggs.  Beat for 3 minutes at medium speed.  Pour batter into prepared pan.

3.  Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.  Prick holes in still warm cake.  (I used a fork).

4.  Make butter sauce:  In a saucepan combine the 3/4 cup sugar, 1/3 cup butter, 3 TBS water, and 2 tsp. vanilla together.  Cook over medium heat until fully melted and combined, but do not let it boil.  Slowly pour sauce over warm cake.

5.  Let cake cool completely before removing from pan.

From Liz