Vinee's Caramel Cake

Our Last X'mas was at my friend Vinee's house. She is a great cook who loves to try new things. My friend Sailaja always tells that if Salasa and Vinee are together one can be sure that there will be something special cooking. But for X'mas though she made a great lunch for a big gang. There were vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. I have already posted her egg curry recipe. What is a X'mas without a cake. So there was this big three layered cake which tasted heavenly. After I started my blog I had asked her for the cake recipe and photos. She was very happy to share those with me, which I am now happily sharing with you. I would like to call this "Vinne's Caramel Cake"

INGREDIENTS:

Caramel cake

1. Butter - 2 sticks
2. Sugar - 2 cups
3. All-purpose flour - 3 cups
4. Baking powder - 4 tsp
5. Salt - 1 tsp
6. Eggs - 4
7. Milk - 1 cup
8. Vanilla - 1 tsp

Caramel Frosting

1. Butter - 1/2 cup
2. Brown sugar (packed) - 1 cup
3. Heavy cream/whipping cream - 1/3 cup
4. Confectioner's Sugar - 16 ounce
5. Chopped nuts for decoration

Filling

1. Butter - 1 cup
2. Light brown sugar (packed) - 2 cups
3. Milk - 1/4 cup
4. Vanilla - 1 tsp

METHOD:

Making the Cakes:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a bowl mix well flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add alternately the flour mix and milk; beat thoroughly.
• Add vanilla and mix thoroughly.
• Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans. Distribute the mix equally into the pans.
• Bake at 350F fpr 25 minutes or until the cake springs back when pressed lightly (or else u can prick the cake in the middle with a fork, if it comes out clean, the cake is done)

Making the Frosting:

• Melt butter in a sauce pan in low flame.
• Stir in brown sugar and cream and bring it to a boil.
• Cool the mixture.
• In a bowl pour the mixture and add confectioner's suger little by little and beat well till you get a spreadable consistency.

Making the Filling:

• Melt butter in medium heat.
• Add brown sugar and milk and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add vanilla.

Putting it together:

• Place a sheet of wax paper. Place a cake on the wax paper.
• Spread Filling over the top of the cake and place another cake over that.
• Spead filling over that and place the third cake inverted.
• Spread frosting on the top and sides of the cake with a spatula.
• For finishing dip the spatula in water and smoothen the top of frosting.
• Decorate the cake with chopped nuts.