CUPPA JOE CARAMEL CAKE

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I get compliments on this cake wherever I take it. It is very much an adult cake, with the hit of coffee and the warmth of the brown sugar and caramel.-Leigh Doutt, Pueblo West, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 15 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 20

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Ingredients

1 cup buttermilk
4 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping, divided
FROSTING:
1 tablespoon baking cocoa
2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1/4 cup boiling water
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Steps:

Microwave buttermilk just until warmed, 30-45 seconds. Stir in coffee granules until dissolved., In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beating well after each addition., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes., Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, poke holes in cake 2 in. apart. Pour 1/2 cup caramel topping into holes. Spoon remaining caramel topping over cake. Cool completely. , For frosting, in a small bowl, stir cocoa and coffee granules into boiling water until dissolved; cool to room temperature. In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in melted chocolate and cocoa mixture until well combined. Frost cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 335 calories, Fat 16g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 61mg cholesterol, Sodium 338mg sodium, Carbohydrate 47g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.