2 sticks butter
3 c. sugar
3 c. flour
5 eggs
1/2 c. Crisco oil
1 c. milk
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter, sugar, and oil. Add one egg at a time and beat vigorously. Mix baking powder and flour together and add to mixture alternating with milk. Add vanilla and place in greased and floured tube pan. Put in cold oven and turn oven to 350 degrees and bake 1 hour.

CARAMEL ICING:

1 stick butter
Pinch of salt
2 c. 10X sugar
1 c. brown sugar
4 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Melt butter and stir in brown sugar and salt. Cook 2 minutes over low heat stirring constantly, add milk and stir until mixture comes to boil, remove from heat and stir in 2 cups 10X sugar and vanilla. Spread on cake.