Caramel Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Caramel Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 45. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 166 calories. Head to the store and pick up salt, butter, granulated sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.
Instructions
Grease 2 (9-inch) round cake pans; line with lightly greased parchment or wax paper.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
Place 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, 1/4 cup light brown sugar, and 1 cup butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 5 minutes or until well blended.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
Add flour mixture and 1 cup milk alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating at low speed after each addition.
Pour into prepared pans; sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles.
Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire rack.
Place 1 layer on a cake plate.
Combine 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, evaporated milk, and 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Cook (without stirring) until a candy thermometer registers 23
Transfer to a heat-resistant bowl, and beat 3 minutes or until thickened and easy to spread. Quickly spread filling over cake layer on plate. Cover loosely with plastic wrap; chill 15 minutes or until set.
Spread a thin layer of Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting over filling. Top with second layer. Frost cake. Chill 20 minutes or until frosting sets, then cover and chill 4 hours or overnight.
Let stand 10 minutes at room temperature before serving.