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Southern Living Caramel Cake Recipe


Southern Living Caramel Cake Recipe
Again servings will depend on you and how you slice this cake. Enjoy

Henrie

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Ingredients
  • Cake:
  • 2/3 cup butterscotch chips
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2-1/4 cups flour
  • 1-1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3 eggs
  • Filling:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tbl. cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup cream or evaporated milk
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/3 cup butterscotch chips
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbl. butter
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • Frosting:
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.
  2. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt 2/3 cup butterscotch chips in 1/4 cup water, stirring until smooth. Cool slightly. In a large bowl combine flour, remaining cake ingredients and cooled butterscotch mixture at low speed until moistened. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 20-30 minutes, or until cake tests done in the middle.
  3. In a medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch; stir in cream, 1/3 cup water, 1/3 cup butterscotch chips and 1 egg. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, and nuts.
  4. In a small bowl, beat whipping cream until soft peaks form. Gradually add brown sugar, and vanilla. Beat until stiff peaks form.
  5. Place 1 cake layer top side down on serving plate. Spread with 1/2 of filling mixture. Top, with second layer, top side up; spread remaining filling on top.
  6. Frost sides of cake with frosting. Refrigerate.

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Boy, this really sounds Fantastic! Got my 5


Wow henrie love this one ya know i love caramel thanks buddy.......five
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I have this one bookmarked! My oven is going to be so busy.... my grocery list is growing, my cooking and baking " I wants" is growing. Which do I do first...Haha oh and my 5


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