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This cake is definitely worth making and eating because every bite puts the heaven in your mouth, happiness in your tummy and a smile on your face!
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The Best Southern Caramel Cake

This is the Best Ever Southern Caramel Cake. It's worth every minute and every calorie :)
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 40 minutes
Total Time3 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 562kcal

Ingredients

Cake:

  • ¾ cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ cup oil
  • 6 eggs + 2 yolks
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • 3 cup cake flour For 1 cup cake flour: ¾ cup all-purpose flour + ¼ cup corn starch
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Caramel:

  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 ½ can 12oz evaporated milk
  • 1 ½ cup sugar

Instructions

  • First start making the caramel.

Caramel:

  • Put everything in a medium-sized pot over medium heat until the butter and sugar are melted.
  • Reduced the heat to medium-low and stir frequently.
  • Let the caramel cook for almost 2 hours until it reaches the desired consistency.
  • While the caramel is being cooked, make the cakes:

Cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 350F/180C.
  • Line three 9 inch cake pans with parchment paper.
  • Mix cake flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and set aside.
  • Mix butter, sugar, vanilla and oil in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, and mix after each adding.
  • Add in and mix the flour mixture and Greek yogurt in alternation, start and finish with the flour mixture. Mix until just incorporated.
  • Divide the batter into the three cake pans and bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean or with very few crumbs.
  • Let the cakes cool completely and then transfer them into different plates.

Assemble:

  • When your caramel is ready (Hopefully you haven’t forgotten to stir it every 2 minutes), turn the heat off and put the pot on the counter (It’s really hot, be careful.) and let it cool for 20 minutes.
  • Pour some of the caramel on the layers and put the layers on top of each other.
  • Pour the rest of the caramel on top of the cake, swirl the dish and let the caramel drip from the edge of the cake on its own so it has its authentic look.
  • Let the cake sit for 20 minutes and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 562kcal