Kentucky Butter Cake

• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup butter
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda  
• 4 eggs

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Grease and flour a 10 in. Bundt pan.

In a large bowl, mix the flour, 2 cups sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.

Blend in buttermilk, 1 cup of butter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 4 eggs.

Beat for 3 minutes at medium speed.

Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.

Prick holes in the still warm cake.

Pour sauce over cake slowly.

Let cake cool before removing from pan.