3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter
4 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoon vanilla
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 10″ tube pan. Blend cake ingredients at low speed till moist. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Bake 55-70 minutes.
Butter Sauce
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
3 tablespoon water
2 teaspoon vanilla
In saucepan, combine ingredients over low heat until butter melts. Do not boil. Prick cake, 10-12 times with a long tined fork. Slowly pour hot sauce over cake. Let cool before removing from the pan. Sprinkle powdered sugar on before serving.