292772 Fri May 09 18:46:41 -0700 2003 7 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1599139 Does anyone have a recipe for caramel cake? The cake is usually yellow cake and the icing is caramel. My grandmother (now deceased) used to make her icing from pet milk and granulated sugar with butter. It is cooked until it caramelizes. Needless to say, mine never cake out right. Is anyone familiar with this cake? It is very popular in Louisiana. Fri May 09 18:46:41 -0700 2003 0 Elle 1 1599142 This is a reliable and good boiled caramel frosting: bring to boil in saucepan 2 cups brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup milk or cream. Simmer to soft ball stage (238* Fh) without stirring; wipe down sides of pan with damp paper towel to remove crystals. Remove from stove and beat occasionally until nearly cool. Add 1 tsp. vanilla. Get it onto the cake fast when it looks as if it is about to set. Once you've made it you'll recognize how it looks. Very good; have made this many times. Fri May 09 20:27:41 -0700 2003 1599139 0 N Tocus 1 1599165 my great grandmother's receipt (fr/ Stone Mountain, GA Methodist Church cook book). She &/or my great aunt would make this for every family, community, church, social function they attended. We would always fight over who got the end pieces w/ all the icing to the point that when we were old enough we would volunteer to pick them up so we could get first crack at the cake. ":^) she would make an almond pound cake (let me know if you want that receipt as well). Always made a loaf style b/c the layers would slip if you tried a layer cake. caramel icing: 1 c white sugar 1 c lt brown sugar 1/4 t salt 2/3 c. whole milk 1/2 c. shortening or 1 stick margarine/butter 1 t real vanilla extract place first five ingredients in sauce pan & bring to hard boil for two minutes, stirring constantly. remove from heat, add vanilla and beat on medium high until creamy. pour over cake & spread to cover. good luck Sat May 10 12:19:21 -0700 2003 1599139 0 Lan4Dawg 2 1599168 Could you post the cake recipe that goes along with the caramel frosting? Thanks! Sat May 10 13:52:31 -0700 2003 1599165 0 DanaB 3 1599181 certainly, I suppose any pound cake would work but she always made an almond pound cake &, as I said, did it in a loaf pan. Holly makes the same thing in a standard cake pan but DO NOT try to layer it b/c the layers will slide. 1 c (2 sticks) softened butter or margarine 1/2 c shortening 3 c sugar 5 eggs 3 c flour (A/P or cake flour) 1 t baking powder 1 c whole milk 1 t vanilla 2 t almond extract cream first three ingredients thoroughly. Add eggs 1 at a time & beat well to incorporate. Sift flour & baking powder. Add flour mix then milk alternately to creamed mixture beginning & ending w/ flour to blend well. Add flavorings & continue to blend. Pour into a greased & floured tube or loaf pan. Bake @ 325* for 1 hour, 10 minutes. good luck & let me know when you bake it I might just head your direction ":^) e-mail me if you have any problems or ?'s Sat May 10 20:54:25 -0700 2003 1599168 0 Lan4Dawg 4 1599184 Thanks for the recipe! It sounds fabulous. I will be sure to report back :-) Sat May 10 21:21:42 -0700 2003 1599181 0 DanaB 2 1599363 my mother used to make a similar caramel frosting to put on spice cake. The cake was from a mix; I tried making it from scratch not long ago from a magazine recipe (bon appetit or Food & Wine, perhaps?) but it wasn't as good as the spice cake I remember my mom making. However, the combination of caramel frosting and spice cake is really excellent! Tue May 13 11:37:06 -0700 2003 1599165 0 JessicaSophia 3 1599422 Epicurious has a recipe for blackberry jam cake with walnuts and caramel icing which is basically a spice cake, but even better,I think. I made it for a holiday dinner a year or so ago and it was well recived. It's not difficult to make, either. Tue May 13 17:31:48 -0700 2003 1599363 0 Marcia