1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. butter
2 3/4 c. cake flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. burnt sugar

Burn 1/2 cup sugar until blue smoke. Add 1/4 cup hot water, boil up good.

FROSTING:

2 c. white sugar
1 c. cream
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. burnt sugar

Cook until soft ball in cold water. Let cool a bit. Beat. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla.