This old-fashioned butter cake with its simple powdered sugar dusting has been passed along from good cook to good cook for generations. It is known as being a "good keeper," if you can keep it well hidden.

Preparation time:   10 min Baking time:   1 1/2 hrs Oven temp:   350 degrees F

For 1 cake you will need: 1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 4 eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1 cup buttermilk Sifted powdered sugar

 

1. Beat together butter and sugar until fluffy. 2. Beat in vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition. 3. Combine flour with baking soda and salt. Add to batter alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. 4. Butter and flour an 8-cup fluted mold. Pour in batter. 5. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 1 1/2 hrs or until a tester inserted in center comes out clean. Allow cake to stand 5 min. Invert. Remove cake from pan and finish cooling on a rack. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.