Chocolate Cake with Caramel Icing

By Hules728

Ingredients

• Cake
• 1 c. butter
• 2 c. sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 c. buttermilk
• 2 1/2 c. flour
• 1/2 c. cocoa
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 c. boiling water
• Icing
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1/2 c. butter

Preparation

Step 1

Cake

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and milk with baking soda in it. Add vanilla. Add all dry ingredients to mixture and beat. At last add 1 cup boiling water and beat. Batter will be thin. Makes large cake or 3 layers. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes

Icing

Bring these ingredients to a boil. Add 1/3 cup milk and bring to boil again. Cool and add powdered sugar and vanilla and dash of salt to spreading consistency.