old fashioned caramel cake

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
Laura Davis
Rusk, TX

If you like cake, and you like caramel..your sure to love this old fashioned cake!

(3 ratings)
yield 10 -12
prep time 30 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For old fashioned caramel cake

  • 2/3 c
    butter, soft
  • 1 1/3 c
    sugar
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 2 1/4 c
    flour, sifted
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 2/3 c
    milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • FROSTING
  • 3 c
    sugar, divided
  • 3/4 c
    milk
  • 1
    egg, beaten
  • pinch salt
  • 1/2 c
    butter

How To Make old fashioned caramel cake

  • 1
    Grease and flour two 8 in cake pans, Preheat oven to 350 Cream butter, gradually add sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating after each, combine flour, salt and baking powder, add to creamed mixture alternately with milk beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in vanilla. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool before frosting
  • 2
    Sprinkle 1/2 cup sugar in a heavy saucepan, place over medium heat, cook stirring constantly until sugar melts and syrup is light brown. Combine remaining 2 1/2 cups sugar and next 3 ingredients. Mix well, stir in butter. Stir in butter mixture into caramelized sugar. Cook over medium heat stirring often 15 to 20 minutes until reaches thread stage 230 degrees on a candy thermometer. Cool 5 minutes. Beat to spreading consistency. Spread on cooled cake. Yields enough for one 2 layer cake

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