OLD FASHIONED CARAMEL CAKE

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

Provided by Laura Davis

Categories     Cakes

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 14

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

Steps:

  • 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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