Christmas Cake With Brown Sugar Icing

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• Dash of salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup stewed apples, sweetened
• 1 bottle maraschino cherries, chopped
• 1 cup nuts, chopped (I use pecans)
• 3 cups light brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1-1/2 cups milk
• 6 Tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla