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The combination of brown sugar cake and salted caramel frosting is simply, sweet. For the past few years, I’ve indulged in the salted caramel phase, often requesting a salted caramel cake from one of my favorite bakers. It was time to perfect my own. I’m dividing this recipe into 3 easy parts – cake, frosting and topping.
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Brown Sugar Cake with Salted Caramel Icing
The combination of brown sugar cake and salted caramel frosting is simply, sweet.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick butter softened
- 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- just over 1/2 c milk mixed with 2 tsp lemon or 1/2 c + 2 Tbsp buttermilk
- ICING
- 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon water
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 sticks butter softened
- 1/2 teaspoon course sea salt
- 2 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Cream butter and add brown sugar. Mix well. Add eggs and vanilla. Alternate adding buttermilk and dry mixture until well combined.
- Bake 25 minutes.
- Over medium heat, add sugar and water, stir. Watch closely until it becomes a deep amber. Remove from heat and add heavy cream and vanilla. Whisk until smooth and allow to cool {10 minutes or so}.
- Using a mixer, combine butter, sea salt and powdered sugar. Add caramel and combine well. Frost cooled cake.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 204kcal (10%), Carbohydrates: 45g (15%), Protein: 2g (4%), Fat: 2g (3%), Saturated Fat: 1g (5%), Cholesterol: 26mg (9%), Sodium: 124mg (5%), Potassium: 73mg (2%), Fiber: 1g (4%), Sugar: 35g (39%), Vitamin A: 84IU (2%), Calcium: 32mg (3%), Iron: 1mg (6%)
Estimated nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed.
Eden Passante says
This looks amazing! Love salted caramel anything!
Julie says
Thank you, Eden! I love that you found this old recipe – so good!