Categories: Cake/Pies/Pastry
Ingredients
- Cake
- 1 1/2 sticks butter
- 1 C milk
- 2 C sifted flour
- 2 3/4 t baking powder
- 1/2 t salt
- 4 eggs
- 2 C sugar
- 1 t vanilla extract
- Caramel Icing-MY RECIPE
- 1 pound plus 1 1/3 C brown sugar
- 1 1/2 sticks butter
- 10 1/2 T EVAPORATED MILK
- Touch of vanilla
Directions
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Preheat oven 325 degrees
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Grease and flour pan
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In small saucepan, cook butter and milk over low heat until butter melts. Stir well and let cool to room temp
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In medium bow, combine flour, baking powder and salt
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Using electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar on high speed until light yellow and smooth
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STIR in flour mixture until just combined
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Add cooled milk mixture and vanilla and stir well
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Bake 25- 30 minutes until springs back in center
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Cool 10 minutes if in cake pans and remove from pans and let completely cool
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If in jelly roll pan, let cool completely
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ICING
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In pan with heavy bottom, combine brown sugar, butter, evaporated milk and vanilla. Bring to boil over medium heat stirring constantly.
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Turn down heat, continue stirring for 7 minutes, under a gentle boil
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Let cool 5 minutes
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NOW BEAT ICING WITH A WOODEN SPOON FOR 2-3 MINUTES UNTIL IT THICKENS
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ice cake
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Can dip knife in hot water if need to, to spread icing
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Can put pan back on stove and add a T or 2 of evaporated milk and whisk in to reduce thickness, if need to