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Ingredients
- 1 8-inch) (3-layer, 8-inch) round cake
- 1 1 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 2 2 cups sugar
- 4 4 4 large eggs
- 3 3 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1 1 1 cup whole buttermilk
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1 container 1 (16-ounce) container milk chocolate frosting*(Pillsbury)
- Caramel Frosting (recipe follows)
- 1/2 1/2 cup prepared hot caramel topping (unheated)(Smuker's)
- milk chocolate curls
- CARAMEL FROSTING
- 3 about 3 cups
- 1 1 jar 1 (12-ounce) jar hot caramel topping (Smuker's), unheated
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup salted butter, softened
- 14 14 14 teaspoon salt
- 5 5 5 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 2 2 2 tablespoons whole milk
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with nonstick baking spray with flour. Line bottoms of pans with parchment paper; lightly spray parchment paper with baking spray.
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy, stopping occasionally to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour to butter mixture in thirds alternately with buttermilk, beginning
and ending with flour mixture. Add vanilla, beating well. Divide batter evenly among prepared cake pans, spreading tops with a spatula. Bake for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. 'Remove from pans; discard parchment paper. Let cake layers cool completely on wire racks.
Place a small dab of chocolate frosting in the center of a cake pedestal. Place one cake layer on pedestal; spread half of chocolate frosting over cake layer, spreading to edges. Top with another cake layer; spread with remaining chocolate frosting. Top with remaining cake layer; gently press layers together. Using a small spatula, lightly remove any excess chocolate frosting from edges. Using a large metal spatula, frost top and sides of cake with Caramel Frosting. Garnish with prepared caramel topping and chocolate curls, if desired.
*We tested with Pillsbury. We tested with Smucker's. tNote: Before inverting cake layers onto rack, coat rack with baking spraj to prevent cake layers from sticking.