aunt susan's caramel cream cake

Name: Aunt Susan's Caramel Cream Cake
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 stick(s) butter, room temperature; 2 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar; 5 large eggs, separated; 3 cup(s) cake flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) cocoa, unsweetened; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 cup(s) buttermilk; 5 tablespoon(s) strong brewed coffee; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; ## CARAMEL CREAM FROSTING; 2 teaspoon(s) unsweetened cocoa; 2 pound(s) confectioners' sugar, sifted; 2 stick(s) butter, room temperature; 2 large egg yolk, beaten; 6 tablespoon(s) strong brewed coffee, cooled; 2 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract

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Claudia McClaran

Lawton, OK

Updated on Mar 15, 2024

This is an old recipe from Aunt Susan's newspaper food column. My husband's grandmother made it for him often. It is his favorite cake. There is an uncooked, beaten egg yolk in the frosting. I don't know how the frosting would change if it were omitted. I have always used it and it has never caused a problem.

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A slice of Aunt Susan's Caramel Cream Cake.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

More caramel in color than flavor, this terrifically fluffy cake is rich with the taste of coffee and cocoa. Whipped egg whites are the secret weapon to create a soft and moist cake. It's frosted in a homemade buttercream frosting that mimics the cocoa and coffee flavors from the cake. Each slice is absolutely divine.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 2 Hr

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield 10 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 sticks butter, room temperature
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
5 large eggs, separated
3 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cocoa, unsweetened
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
5 tablespoons strong brewed coffee
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
CARAMEL CREAM FROSTING
2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
2 pounds confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 sticks butter, room temperature
2 large egg yolk, beaten
6 tablespoons strong brewed coffee, cooled
2 tablespoons vanilla extract

How To Make aunt susan's caramel cream cake

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream butter, and sugar until light and fluffy.

Step 2

Add 4 beaten egg yolks and continue beating.
Step 3

Sift the flour, salt, and cocoa together.
Step 4

Dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk.
Step 5

Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk mixture to the creamed mixture. Begin and end with dry ingredients.
Step 6

Blend in coffee and vanilla extract.
Step 7

Beat 5 egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Fold into batter.
Step 8

Pour into three greased and floured 8-inch cake pans.
Step 9

Bake for 25 minutes then cool before frosting.
Step 10

For caramel cream icing, sift the cocoa and confectioners' sugar together.
Step 11

In a mixer, cream the butter and sugar/cocoa mixture.
Step 12

Add egg yolks, coffee, and vanilla extract. Beat until soft and fluffy.
Step 13

Frost between the layers, on the sides, and on the top.
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