Caramel Cake Recipe 🍰

Caramel Sauce:

Ingredients:

• Granulated sugar – 200 g (1 cup)
• Water – 60 ml (¼ cup)
• Heavy cream – 180 ml (¾ cup)
• Unsalted butter – 60 g (¼ cup)
• Salt – ¼ teaspoon

Instructions:

1. Heat sugar and water over medium heat without stirring until the mixture turns a deep amber color.
2. Remove from heat and carefully add cream, stirring gently.
3. Add butter and salt, then mix until smooth.
4. Allow the caramel sauce to cool completely.

Caramel Cake Layers:

Ingredients:

• Unsalted butter (softened) – 340 g (1½ cups)
• Brown sugar – 400 g (2 cups)
• Eggs – 6 large
• All-purpose flour – 540 g (4½ cups)
• Baking powder – 4½ teaspoons
• Salt – ¾ teaspoon
• Milk – 360 ml (1½ cups)
• Vanilla extract – 1 tablespoon
• Prepared caramel sauce – 180 ml (¾ cup)

Instructions:

1. Cream butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
3. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add this mixture to the batter alternately with milk.
4. Gently mix until smooth, then fold in the caramel sauce and vanilla extract.
5. Divide the batter evenly into three greased and lined 8-inch round pans.
6. Bake at 170°C (340°F) until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
7. Cool the cakes completely.

Caramel Buttercream:

Ingredients:

• Unsalted butter (softened) – 340 g (1½ cups)
• Icing sugar (sifted) – 720–840 g (6–7 cups)
• Prepared caramel sauce – 120 ml (½ cup)
• Vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon
• Pinch of salt

Instructions:

1. Beat butter until creamy and pale.
2. Gradually add the sifted icing sugar and beat until fluffy.
3. Add caramel sauce, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Mix until smooth and spreadable.
4. Spread the caramel buttercream between each cake layer. Frost the outside of the cake and drizzle with extra caramel sauce if desired.

Enjoy Your Delicious Caramel Cake! 🎂✨

Feel free to adjust the amount of caramel sauce based on how decadent you want your cake to be.