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Ingredients
- Quick Caramel Frosting:
- 2 cups flour, sifted
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup baking cocoa powder
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup strong hot coffee
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 3/4-2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
Preparation
Step 1
1. Sift all dry ingredients together into a good-sized mixing bowl. (You sift to get rid of any lumps in the ingredients.)
2. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add the oil, hot coffee, milk, and eggs. Beat just enough to mix well. (The batter will be lumpy.)
3. Pour into a greased 9” x 13” baking pan. Bake 35 minutes at 350 degrees, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Quick Caramel Frosting:
1. Melt butter in saucepan. Add brown sugar and cook over low heat two minutes, stirring constantly.
2. Add milk. Continue stirring until mixture comes to a boil.
3. Remove from heat and cool.
4. Stir in confectioners sugar until frosting reaches spreading consistency.
Note: Use only half the amounts of ingredients called for if you bake an 8” x 8” cake—unless you want very thick frosting!