Amish Cake

• Cake
• 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
• Topping
• 6 tablespoons soft butter
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

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.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/amish-cake-208996 (may not work)