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Best Caramel Cake Recipe

A light and buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cake with the most delicious southern-style caramel icing you'll ever have the pleasure of meeting!

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 16 Servings
Calories: 343 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces butter softened
  • 3¼ cups cake flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2½ cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 1¼ cups milk

Instructions

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  1. Have eggs and butter at room temperature. Preheat oven to 350˚F. Spray four 8-inch or three 9-inch pans generously with baking spray.* Cut circles of parchment paper to fit pans and place one in the bottom of each pan. Spray again, lightly.
  2. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside. (You don't need a sifter. I use a fine strainer for sifting, just hold strainer above a clean bowl, add flour mixture and tap gently on one side to sift.)
  3. Beat butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  4. Add vanilla and then eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
  5. Add flour mixture and milk alternately in 3 batches, beating until smooth after each addition.
  6. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake until golden, 25-30 minutes for 8-inch pans, 30–35 minutes for 9-inch pans. Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes; invert cakes onto a cooling rack; let cool completely. Slice domed tops off cakes to level them, if needed.
  7. Place one cake layer on a plate or cake stand. Add ½ cup icing and spread to cover. Add another layer and spread with another ½ cup icing. Add third layer and repeat with ½ cup icing. Top with final cake layer. Frost entire cake with a very thin layer of icing. This is the crumb coat. The crumbs will be trapped and will keep your final icing layer crumb free. Let cake sit until crumb coat is dry.
  8. Place a generous amount of icing on top of cake. Spread icing over top and down sides to cover completely, adding more icing as needed. Decorate icing with a swirly pattern as you proceed. Allow icing to set. Serve and enjoy the rave reviews.

Notes

  • Notes: * Do not use cooking spray. Baking spray has flour and shortening which will prevent sticking. If you don't have baking spray, grease pans thoroughly with butter or shortening, then add a teaspoon of flour to each pan. Tilt pan to coat with the flour, then dump out any excess.

Nutrition Information

Calories 343kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 51g (17%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 4g Trans Fat 0.5g Cholesterol 74mg (25%) Sodium 188mg (8%) Potassium 150mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 32g (64%) Vitamin A 445IU (9%) Calcium 70mg (7%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 343

% Daily Value*

Calories 343kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 51g 17%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 4g 20%
Trans Fat 0.5g 25%
Cholesterol 74mg 25%
Sodium 188mg 8%
Potassium 150mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 32g 64%
Vitamin A 445IU 9%
Calcium 70mg 7%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.