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Golden Caramel Cake

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Servings 16
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Want to hook up with a recipe that has homemade taste and can be made with a beginner's skill? Then this is for you! This easy, moist golden cake is covered with a rich, satin caramel frosting. The flavour goes for miles!
Created Aug 25, 2009
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Ingredients

  • 1 pkg (510 g) Betty Crocker* SuperMoist Golden Cake Mix
  • 1 cup (250 mL) milk
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter or margarine, melted and cooled
  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
  • 1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) baking powder
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter or margarine
  • 1 cup (250 mL) icing sugar
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) reserved cake batter
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) evaporated milk
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla

Steps

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    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (180°C) or 325°F (160°C) for dark or nonstick pans. Lightly grease or spray with non-stick cooking spray the bottom and sides of two 9-inch (23 cm) round pans
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    2
    In medium bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly (batter will be thick). Beat 2 minutes longer.
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    3
    Remove 1/2 cup (125 mL) of batter; cover and refrigerate to use in icing. Pour remaining batter into pans.
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    4
    Bake and cool as directed on cake mix box.
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    5
    Heat butter in 1-quart (1 L) saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until brown; remove from heat.
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    6
    Stir in icing sugar, cake batter and evaporated milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with wire whisk, until smooth, bubbly and almost thick; remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
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    7
    Cool slightly. Fill layers and frost cake with icing. Store loosely covered.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    Tip: Caramel and chocolate are natural companions. Try drizzling caramel-frosted cake with chocolate syrup.

Nutrition Information

310 Calories, 16g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 39g Total Carbs, 27g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 16
Calories
310
Total Fat
16g
Saturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
1 1/2g
Cholesterol
75mg
Sodium
320mg
13%
Total Carbs
39g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Sugars
27g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10
10%
Calcium
10
10%
Iron
4
4%
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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