DELICIOUS CARAMEL LAYER CAKE

Delicious Caramel Layer Cake image

I got this recipe off a wonderful website, and it is sooo delicious. Easy to make and the caramel frosting is unique and different. I hope you all enjoy it!

Provided by Niki Z

Categories Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 large egg white
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 dash salt
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract

Steps:

Coat two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray, line bottoms with parchment paper. Coat paper with cooking spray and dust with flour.
Beat sugar and 1/2 cup butter at medium speed until well-blended (about 5 minutes).
Add eggs and egg white, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt together in a seperate bowl and mix.
Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with 1 1/4 cups milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla.
Pour batter into prepared pans, and sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack and remove from pans. Carefully peel off parchment paper and cool completely on wire rack.
Frosting:.
Combine brown sugar and next 4 ingredients (brown sugar through salt) in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
Reduce heat, and simmer until thick (about 5 minutes), stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
Add confectioners' sugar and 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla; beat at medium speed until smooth and slightly warm. Cool 2 to 3 minutes (frosting will be thin but thickens as it cools.
Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spoon 1/2 cup frosting on to cake layer spreading to cover. Top with remaining cake layer, frost top and sides.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 721.7, Fat 19.3, SaturatedFat 11.6, Cholesterol 102.8, Sodium 460.7, Carbohydrate 129.6, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 95.5, Protein 8.1