Caramel Cake with Caramel Icing Recipe

Name: Caramel Cake with Caramel Icing
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 16-20 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup salted butter (2 sticks); 1 cup water; 2 cups brown sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 cups flour, spooned and leveled; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup sour cream; 2 large eggs; 3/4 cup salted butter (1 and 1/2 sticks); 3 and 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup evaporated milk; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Ingredients

1 cup salted butter (2 sticks)
1 cup water
2 cups brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour, spooned and leveled
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup sour cream
2 large eggs
3/4 cup salted butter (1 and 1/2 sticks)
3 and 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup evaporated milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

	PREP TIME 10m	COOK TIME 20m	TOTAL TIME 30m
YIELD 16-20 servings

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12x18 inch* sheet pan with parchment paper, or just spray it well with nonstick spray (or grease with butter).
In a medium saucepan, melt 1 cup butter and 1 cup water over medium high heat. Add 2 cups brown sugar and stir occasionally until it comes to a rolling boil (that means bubbles all the way across the top, not just the edges.) Remove from heat once it has come to a full boil.
Let it cool for a couple minutes, then add 2 teaspoons vanilla.
Add 2 cups flour to the pot, but don't mix yet. Add the salt and baking soda on top of the flour and use a small spoon to stir it into the flour (You don't want to accidentally get a chunk of salt or soda in your cake, ew).
Use a whisk to stir the flour mixture in. Try to get all the lumps out.
In a small bowl, whisk together together the eggs and sour cream. Add this to the cake batter and stir until incorporated.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and spread to the edges.
Bake at 350 for about 17-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with no batter on it. The edges of the cake will start to pull away from the side of the pan.
Let the cake cool for about 20 minutes before frosting.
Make the caramel icing: In a clean saucepan, melt 3/4 cup butter, 3 and 1/2 cups brown sugar, evaporated milk, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring it to a boil over medium heat. Once it is at a rolling boil, set a timer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. The caramel should be a bit thicker by the end of 10 minutes, and should coat the back of a spoon. Remove from heat. Add 1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and stir.
Fill a large bowl with ice water. Place the entire pan of frosting into the ice bath, making sure you don't get any water in the caramel. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes, stirring the edges of the pan occasionally. See photos. Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't harden up without you noticing!
Stir the frosting with a wooden spoon and make sure it is thickening up nicely. While it is still pour-able, Pour the icing over the slightly cooled cake and spread to the edges.
Let the icing set for a few minutes before serving warm. This is really good with vanilla ice cream! It's so rich, you can cut it into pretty small pieces. (I mean. I don't. But I have a major sweet tooth.)