Categories: Cake/Pies/Pastry

Ingredients

• Cake
• 1 1/2 sticks butter
• 1 C milk
• 2 C sifted flour
• 2 3/4 t baking powder
• 1/2 t salt
• 4 eggs
• 2 C sugar
• 1 t vanilla extract
• Caramel Icing-MY RECIPE
• 1 pound plus 1 1/3 C brown sugar
• 1 1/2 sticks butter
• 10 1/2 T EVAPORATED MILK
• Touch of vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven 325 degrees

2. Grease and flour pan

3. In small saucepan, cook butter and milk over low heat until butter melts. Stir well and let cool to room temp

4. In medium bow, combine flour, baking powder and salt

5. Using electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar on high speed until light yellow and smooth

6. STIR in flour mixture until just combined

7. Add cooled milk mixture and vanilla and stir well

8. Bake 25- 30 minutes until springs back in center

9. Cool 10 minutes if in cake pans and remove from pans and let completely cool

10. If in jelly roll pan, let cool completely

11. ICING

12. In pan with heavy bottom, combine brown sugar, butter, evaporated milk and vanilla. Bring to boil over medium heat stirring constantly.

13. Turn down heat, continue stirring for 7 minutes, under a gentle boil

14. Let cool 5 minutes

15. NOW BEAT ICING WITH A WOODEN SPOON FOR 2-3 MINUTES UNTIL IT THICKENS

16. ice cake

17. Can dip knife in hot water if need to, to spread icing

18. Can put pan back on stove and add a T or 2 of evaporated milk and whisk in to reduce thickness, if need to

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