Old Fashioned Brown Mountain Cake

Recipe Rating:	3 Ratings5
Categories:	Cakes, Other Desserts, Other Snacks
Serves:	12
Prep Time:	15 Min
Cook Time:	40 Min

Ingredients

	1 cup butter
	2 cups sugar
	3 eggs
	3 cups sifted flour
	1 teaspoon baking soda
	1/2 teaspoon salt
	3 tablespoons cocoa
	1 cup buttermilk
	1 teaspoon vanilla
	1/2 cup warm water
CARAMEL FROSTING
	1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
	1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
	1/3 cup half and half (more if necessary)
	1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
	1-16 ounce box confectioners sugar
	2 cups finely chopped black walnuts for garnish (optional)

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Elaine Bovender

Well Seasoned

Wilmington, NC (pop. 106,476)

Elaine55

Member Since Apr 2012

Elaine's Notes:

A light chocolate cake with a wonderful caramel frosting. My family has enjoyed this cake for years and I hope yours will, too!

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour 9X13 cake pan or two 9" round pans.

Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time.

Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa; add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla and warm water.

Pour batter into prepared baking pan(s). Bake in 350 degree oven about 40-45 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool cake on rack. If round pans are used, cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely. Frost with caramel frosting.

CARAMEL FROSTING: Melt butter in saucepan. Add brown sugar and half and half. Cook over medium-low heat for about 2 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Transfer to a large bowl.

Using a handheld electric mixer, beat in confectioners’ sugar until smooth. If frosting is too thick, add 1 tablespoon half and half at a time until consistency is right.

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Annette W. greeneyez

May 12, 2012

OMG yum! Let me wipe the drool from my chin. I LOVE cake!

Elaine Bovender Elaine55

May 13, 2012

This is a great cake, definitely worth making. I hope you enjoy it, thanks Annette. :)

Lynn S lynnsocko

May 25, 2012

OMG, it will be Fall before I bake again, but I'm saving this, LOVE the ingredients!!!

Elaine Bovender Elaine55

May 25, 2012

Thanks, Lynn! This really is a great recipe, hope you enjoy it.

Bea L. coffeetime

May 25, 2012

This sounds divine. Saved!!!

Cynthia Martinez Stinky11

May 28, 2012

This was so good. Thanks for sharing. I think i'm gonna add a photo

Cynthia Martinez Stinky11

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

Cynthia Martinez Stinky11

I shared a photo of this recipe.

Elaine Bovender Elaine55

May 29, 2012

I'm so glad that you enjoyed it, Cynthia. It makes me so happy when people like my recipes. Thanks for sharing your photo and I'm so glad that you enjoyed the cake. :)

Elaine Bovender Elaine55