Caramel Sour Cream Cake Recipe

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By Mary Beth Wallace / Photography by Emily Long

Cream Caramel Cake

Lesley Dunn

3-layer sour cream pound cake with caramel icing

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Cool Time 10

Course Dessert

Cuisine Southern

Equipment

Three 9-inch cake pans

Ingredients

For the cream cake layers:

2 sticks butter
3 cups granulated sugar
2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
¼ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
8 oz sour cream
1 tbsp vanilla extract

For the caramel frosting:

½ lb butter
2 cups light brown sugar
½ cup evaporated milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups 10x powdered sugar

Instructions

For the cake:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time.
In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda, and salt together. Alternating, add flour mixture and sour cream to the butter mixture. Add vanilla.
Pour batter into three 9-inch prepared pans. Bake for 25-35 minutes, making sure to test doneness. Remove from oven and cool on racks for 10 minutes. Carefully remove from pans to cool completely.

For the frosting:

In a small pot, melt butter. Add brown sugar and evaporated milk. Cook 2 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add vanilla. Pour the mixture over powdered sugar in a separate bowl. Beat until smooth. Let cool slightly.
Place one cake layer on a cake stand or serving plate. Frost with the caramel frosting, then repeat with the next two layers. Spread remaining frosting all over the top and sides.

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Cakes, trifles, tiramisù, oh my!

Cream Caramel Cake

Cream Caramel Cake

Equipment

Ingredients

For the cream cake layers:

For the caramel frosting:

Instructions

For the cake:

For the frosting:

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