grandma's caramel cake w/ caramel icing

How To Make grandma's caramel cake w/ caramel icing

• 1

  Preheat oven for 350 degrees. Prepare 3 - 9 inch cake pans with flour and shortening, place to side.
• 2

  Cream butter until soft and fluffy, add sugar. Cream mixture for about 6 minutes or until well incorporated. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add flours and buttermilk alternately, beginning and ending with flour. Add vanilla and beat well.
• 3

  Divide batter between the 3 pans, baking for about 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
• 4

  Let cool in pans for about 5 minutes before turning them out onto cooling racks. Allow to cool completely.
• 5

  Icing: Mix all ingredients in a 4 qt pot. Stir ingredient constantly, to keep from scorching. Cook to soft stage(230-240 using a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and beat icing with a wooden spoon until creamy. Spread on cool cake.
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