Diva's Apple Butter Cake with Caramel Icing

Diva’s Memories of Recipes Apple Butter Cake  with Caramel Icing
Inspiration:  Every year I like to can Apple Butter and Pumpkin Butter.  This is a great spice recipe to have for a snack or brunch.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 4 eggs, beaten 2~1/2 cups flour 1~1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup apple butter ICING 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup cream 1~1/2 TB butter 1/2 tsp vanilla	Instructions: Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.  Add eggs.  Sift dry ingredients and add to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk.  Blend well and add apple butter. Pour into 8 inch baking pan.  Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-50 minutes.  Cool and frost. ICING in a heavy sauce pan, combine sugar and cream. Cook for several minutes with the lid on.  Remove lid and bring to a boil for 5 mins, stirring occasionally.   Add butter.  Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm. Add vanilla and beat til thick and creamy.  Spread on Cake.
Variation: Can use pumpkin butter also.  I have added nuts too.