NEIGHBOR DOROTHY'S HEAVENLY CARAMEL CAKE

Preheat oven to 350-degrees.

1 3/4 cups cake flour (sift before measuring)

Resift with 1 cup brown sugar

Add:

1/2 cup soft butter

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1/2 tsp salt

1 3/4 tsp double-acting baking powder

1 tsp vanilla

Beat for 3 minutes. Bake in greased pan for 1/2 hour.

Caramel Frosting:

2 tbsp cake flour

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup shortening

1/4 tsp salt

Mix cake flour and milk. Cook to a thick paste over slow flame. Cool. Cream sugars and vanilla with butter and shortening. Beat until light and fluffy. Blend in salt. Mix in cooled paste. Beat until fluffy. Blend. Should look like whipped cream.

This recipe is from Fannie Flagg's book 'Can't Wait to Get to Heaven'.

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