Amish Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.and grease and flour bottom of 9x13 pan.
For cake: cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
Blend in buttermilk or sour milk and 2 teaspoons of baking soda, there should be some foaming.
Add 3 cups flour and mix until blended.
Add vanilla last.
Pour batter into prepared pan and Bake 25-30 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.
For topping: blend soft butter, milk, brown sugar and nuts in a small bowl.
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.
Remove from oven again and cool.