#269 - Buttermilk Cake

(by Kim [Knecht] Bickel - friend)

Cake: 1 cup butter; 2 cups white sugar; 4 eggs, separated; 3 cups flour; 1 tsp. cream of tartar; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk

Topping: 3 TBSP butter (softened), 1/2 cup Domino's dark brown sugar, 3 TBSP milk, 1 cup chopped nuts

In a mixer, beat 4 egg whites until stiff--set aside. In a mixer, beat 1 cup butter, 2 cups white sugar, 4 egg yolks, cream of tartar, baking soda, buttermilk and beat well--slowly add the 3 cups of flour and beat until smooth. Remove bowl from mixer and fold in egg whites with a spoon. Pour in a 9 x 13 x 2 cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. While cake is baking, by hand mix the 3 TBSP butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3 TBSP milk and 1 cup chopped nuts--use a bowl and stir together with a spoon. Remove cake from oven and immediately spread the topping on the cake. Put the cake in the broiler (for electric ovens, move top rack all the way to the top of the oven and turn on "BROIL" and leave oven slightly ajar)--for 3 minutes. Remove from broiler and allow to cool.