3 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. butter
6 eggs
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. all spice
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 c. apple cider
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Mix sugar, butter, and eggs, one at a time. Stir dry ingredients and cider and vanilla. Mix well. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes in tube pan or until cake is done.

ICING:

1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. buttermilk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. baking soda

Combine all icing ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. While cake is war, drizzle 1/2 of the icing over the cake. Serve remaining icing over the cake when serving each slice as desired.