Southern Caramel Cake

By SewingDragonfly

From add a pinch blog

My Notes: 8/08/15-One batch is plenty for 12"x12" pan. Do not double!

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups flour, self-rising
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• Southern Caramel Icing Recipe, double the recipe

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare 3 9-inch cake pans.

Cream butter til fluffy and then add sugar and cream for about 8 more minutes.

Add eggs, 1 at a time, and cream after each.

Add flour and buttermilk, alternately, beginning and ending with flour.

Add vanilla and beat well.

Divide among pans and bake for 25-30 minutes until set.

Turn out of pans onto cooling racks and allow to cool completely.

Prepare Southern Caramel Icing as cakes are cooling then ice cake.