Buttermilk Cake With Caramel Icing Recipes

BUTTERMILK SHEET CAKE WITH CARAMEL ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9-inch pan with baking spray.
• Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, salt, baking powder, and vanilla until light and fluffy, at least 5 minutes.
• Add the eggs and yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix in buttermilk just until incorporated.
• Add flour and mix just until incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is evenly mixed.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes, or until cake springs back when pressed lightly in the middle. Cool.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Turn heat off and whisk in brown sugar and milk until the sugar is dissolved.
• Stir in powdered sugar until smooth. Slowly pour over cooled cake. You can let it cool slightly if too runny, but don't let it cool too much or it will be difficult to spread on the cake.

BUTTERMILK LAYER CAKE WITH CARAMEL CANDY FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy.
• Gradually beat in sugar.
• Add eggs and beat well.
• In a small bowl mix flour, salt, and baking soda.
• At low speed, beat flour mixture and buttermilk into the shortening mixture, alternating between the two, starting and ending with flour mixture.
• Beat the batter for 2 minutes on medium speed.
• Add vanilla and stir well.
• Grease and flour 3 8-inch round cake pans. Divide cake batter evenly between the 3 pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until a wooden pick poked into the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on wire racks.
• Once cake is cooled, bring 3 cups of sugar, whipping cream, butter, and 3/4 teaspoons baking soda to a boil in a heavy saucepan. Remove from heat and keep warm.
• Sprinkle remaining 3/4 cup sugar into a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is completely melted, syrupy, and golden brown.
• Gradually pour into warm cream mixture and stir until smooth.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring often, for 10-12 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Beat with an electric mixer at high speed for 8-10 minutes, until thick and spreadable.
• Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.

BUTTERMILK CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 2. Beat in vanilla.
• 3. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition (batter will be thick).
• 4. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. ( I used Crisco shortening and flour ) slid right out of pan)
• 5. Bake at 350° for 40 - 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 6. For icing, in a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar and cream. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• 7. Remove from the heat; cool for 5-10 minutes. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Drizzle over cake.