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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt.
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Cream sugar and butter in a separate bowl.
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When sugar and butter is smooth, mix in buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla.
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Add flour to this mixture slowly and mix until combined.
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Pour into a greased bundt pan or a greased 13x9 baking pan.
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Place in oven and bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
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Remove from oven and cool cake COMPLETELY.
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While cake is cooling, place the butter for the frosting in a saucepan.
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Melt over med heat slowly. If it is sizzling, turn down the heat slightly.
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Continue to cook the butter until it becomes rich brown in color, it will be foamy and bubble.
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Remove from the heat and pour into a glass bowl. Cool COMPLETELY.
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When the butter has completely cooled, mix in the powdered sugar at little at a time until it is totally incorporated. Also mix in the vanilla.
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At a medium speed, mix in the milk until it is at a consistency you like.
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Spread frosting on your cooled cake.