Floating on Cloud Nine

Have you ever experienced a taste so wonderful it sends you to cloud nine? Well, I have and the dessert I am talking about is a Caramel Cake. Most people’s (including my own) first opinions of a caramel cake are that they hate caramel. Well, I usually do not like the candy either, however, this cake is the most wonderful thing known to man. The caramel doesn’t even taste like most caramel candies do.  I was first introduced to the caramel cake when I first met my boyfriend’s family. A caramel cake was made because it was their dog Dozer’s second birthday.  The cake was made from scratch by my boyfriend’s mom (Clorese).  Although I do not have the exact recipe for Clorese’s caramel cake I have found one extremely close.  The recipe can be found below:

Southern Caramel Cake-Icing Recipe

Prep time            Cook time           Total time

40 mins                 30 mins                 1 hour 10 mins

Author: Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch

Serves: 12

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ½ cup Crisco
• ½ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients in a 3-4 quart cast iron pan.
2. Swirl pan to keep ingredients moving in the pan.
3. Cook to softball stage 235º – 245º on a candy thermometer or when tested in a cup of cold water.
4. Remove from heat and beat with a wooden spoon until creamy and ready to spread.

 

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ½ cup Crisco
• ½ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients in a 3-4 quart cast iron dutch oven.
2. Swirl pan to keep ingredients moving in the pan.
3. Cook to softball stage 235º – 245º on a candy thermometer or when tested in a cup of cold water.
4. Remove from heat and beat with a wooden spoon until creamy and ready to spread.
5. This is a perfect icing for Southern Caramel Cake

The recipe above is for the Caramel Icing that goes on top of a cake. The recipe that I found includes how to make a homemade cake from scratch. However, I felt that the most important aspect of the caramel cake is the icing. If you would like to also learn how to make the made-from-scratch cake this is the link: http://addapinch.com/cooking/2011/09/04/southern-caramel-cake-recipe/  However, when Clorese makes her famous caramel cake she just uses cake batter out of the box bought from the store. The cake is still moist; either way of making the cake will taste the same.  The best way to eat the caramel cake is to let the cake sit overnight, this allows for the caramel to soak into the cake; therefore, making the best cake in the world!

Thanks to Robyn Stone for posting her recipe on add a pinch.com. 4/26/2013.

http://addapinch.com/cooking/2011/09/04/southern-caramel-cake-recipe/

http://addapinch.com/cooking/2011/06/08/southern-caramel-icing/