Caramel Cake

Name: Caramel Cake
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter; 237 milliliters butter, room temperature; 454 grams box confectioners sugar; 237 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 4 eggs; 473 milliliters granulated sugar; 79 milliliters heavy cream, or more if needed; 237 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 59 milliliters milk; 237 milliliters milk; 237 milliliters chopped nuts, optional; 710 milliliters self-rising flour, sifted; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Caramel Cake a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 13g of protein, 63g of fat, and a total of 1399 calories. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have butter, confectioners' sugar, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Cake:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) cake pans.

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All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Using an electric mixer cream butter until fluffy.

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Butter

Cream

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Hand Mixer

Add granulated sugar and continue to cream well for 6 to 8 minutes.

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Granulated Sugar

Cream

Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.

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Egg

Add flour and milk alternately to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with flour.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

Add vanilla and continue to beat until just mixed.

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Vanilla

Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Level batter in each pan by holding pan 4 inches above counter dropping it flat onto counter. Do this several times to release air bubbles and assure you of a more level cake.

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Frying Pan

Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

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Oven

Filling:While cake is baking, in a saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, and milk. Cook and stir over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

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Vanilla

Remove cake layers from oven and allow cake to remain in pans as you prepare to stack and fill.

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Oven

Remove first layer and invert onto cake plate. Pierce cake layer with a toothpick over entire surface.

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Toothpicks

Spread 1/3 of filling mixture on cake layer. Top with second layer, repeat process. Top with last layer and repeat process again.

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Spread

Frosting:Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and stir in brown sugar and cream. Bring to a boil, and transfer to a mixing bowl.

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Brown Sugar

Frosting

Butter

Cream

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Mixing Bowl

Sauce Pan

Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Beat with a handheld electric mixer until it reaches a spreading consistency. At this time it may be necessary to add a tablespoon of heavy cream, or more, if frosting gets too thick. Be sure to add cream in small amounts because you can always "add to", but you can't take away. Frost cake and sprinkle top with chopped nuts, if desired.

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Powdered Sugar