Golden Caramel Cake

Prep 15 min
Total 1 hr 58 min
Servings 16

Want to hook up with a recipe that's got homemade taste and can be made with a beginner's skill? Then this is for you! This easy, moist yellow cake is covered with a rich, satin caramel frosting. The flavor goes for miles! MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated July 11, 2011

Make with

Betty Crocker Cake Mix

Ingredients

Cake

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix

cup milk

1/3

cup butter or margarine, melted and cooled

teaspoon vanilla

eggs

Caramel Icing

1/2

cup butter or margarine

cup powdered sugar

1/2

cup reserved cake batter

1/2

cup evaporated milk

teaspoon vanilla

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans, or spray with baking spray with flour.
2

In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Remove 1/2 cup of batter; cover and refrigerate to use in icing. Pour remaining batter into pans.
3

Bake and cool as directed on cake mix box.
4

To make icing, in heavy 2-quart saucepan, heat butter over low heat, stirring constantly, until brown; remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar, reserved cake batter and evaporated milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with whisk, until smooth, bubbly and almost thick; remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cool slightly. Fill layers and frost cake with icing. Store loosely covered.