Caramel Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting
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Printed From https://www.cakecentral.com/recipe/2683/caramel-cake-with-brown-sugar-frosting 2024-03-29
Caramel Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter — softened
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs — room temp
- 1 cup Caramel
- 1 cup water
Frosting:
- 2 cups light brown sugar — firmly packed
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter — softened
- 2 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar — sifted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease and lightly flour two 9×2 inch round cake pans. Line the bottom with parchment paper.
- Mix the caramel and water together, until blended.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, using medium speed of electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the dry ingredients in thirds, alternating with the caramel mixture, beating after each addition until smooth.
- Divide the batter between the prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let cake cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
- To make the frosting: In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, place the brown sugar, cream and butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat and let cool for about 20-30 minutes. Add the confectioner’s sugar
- and beat with an electric mixer until the frosting is perfectly smooth. If frosting is too thick, beat in a bit more heavy cream 1 TBSP at a time
- When cake has cooled, ice between the layers, then ice top and sides of cake.