1-2-3-4 Cake With Caramel Icing

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⏱ 50 mins 🍽 12 serving(s) 🏷 Dessert

This classic layer cake is a delightful dessert, featuring three tender sponges held together with a rich, homemade caramel icing. The recipe yields enough for 12 servings, making it ideal for a gathering. The method involves preparing the cake batter, baking the layers, and then creating a smooth icing to assemble the finished cake. The total preparation and cooking time is around 50 minutes.

1-2-3-4 Cake With Caramel Icing

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Method

  1. Set your oven to heat to 350 degrees.
  2. Take three 9-inch round cake pans and grease them thoroughly.
  3. Place waxed paper to line the pan bottoms, grease the paper, then dust the pans with flour.
  4. In a bowl, mix together the all-purpose flour and baking powder.
  5. In a separate bowl, cream the room temperature butter with the granulated sugar until smooth, then incorporate the beaten eggs.
  6. With the mixer on a low setting, add the flour mixture and the milk alternately to the butter mixture.
  7. Mix in the vanilla extract.
  8. Evenly divide the batter between the three prepared pans.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Let the cakes cool in their pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
  10. Turn the cakes out of the pans and allow them to cool fully on the racks.
  11. While the cakes cool, begin making the icing. The provided quantity is sufficient, but you may choose to increase it.
  12. In a saucepan, melt the butter, then stir in the dark brown sugar and milk. Bring the mixture to a boil, ensuring the sugar dissolves.
  13. Take the pan off the heat and let the mixture cool down.
  14. Beat the sifted confectioners' sugar into the cooled milk mixture until you have a smooth icing.
  15. Place one cake layer on a plate, spread about 1/3 cup of icing over it, then repeat with the remaining layers. Use the rest of the icing to cover the top and sides of the assembled cake.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium136500 mg

Recipe details

CategoryDessert
AuthorPatrish