This Southern Caramel Cake recipe is made with layers of homemade moist yellow cake with a luscious thick caramel icing made from scratch! It’s rich and delicious and perfect for any special occasion!
INGREDIENTS
- All purpose flour: 2 cups + 2 tbsp (sifted plus flour for dusting cake trays)
- Salt: 1/4 teaspoon
- Sugar: 2 cups
- Butter: 2 sticks (unsalted)
- Water: 1 cup
- Soda: 1 teaspoon
- Milk: half a cup
- Egg: 2 (large)
- Vanilla: 1 teaspoon
Cream:
- Sugar: 3 cups (granulated)
- Butter: 1 stick
- Heavy cream: 1 cup
- a pinch of salt
- Vanilla: 2 teaspoons