This Caramel cake recipe has been a family favorite for many years.
I am required to make it every year at Thanksgiving and anytime during the year when someone starts thinking about it. It took me a few tries to be able to make the icing just right but I finally got it and you will too.
Sometimes my hubby will request pecans on top of the Caramel Cake and I oblige. It’s delicious with or without pecans. If you want your family to stop by for a visit, just make one of these Caramel Cakes and they will start loading the car.
Caramel Cake
Cuisine: Dessert
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 10
The best ever caramel cake begins with a good cake recipe.
Ingredients
- ½ Cup butter (NOT Margarine)
- 1 Box Butter recipe cake mix
- 1 tsp. instant cappuccino (optional)
- 1⅓ Cups water
- 2 tsp. vanilla (I use Watkins Clear Vanilla)
- 3 large eggs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350.
- Prepare you cake pans with grease and flour. I use three 8” round pans for this cake.
- In 1qt. saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, stirring frequently, just until golden brown. You will almost burn the butter but not quite. It should have nice brown specs in it.
- Remove from heat and cool for about 15 minutes.
- In mixing bowl, beat together the cake mix, browned butter, water, vanilla and eggs on low just until blended. Then on medium for about 2 minutes. (You will see the brown flecks from the butter).
- Pour cake batter into prepared pans.
- Bake about 20-25 minutes depending on your oven, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before frosting
Download or Print Caramel Icing Recipe
The pictures in this post are of cakes I made for family events in recent years. None of them are professionally posed pics which is what I like the most!
More from our site
How To Make Football Character Cookies
This post contains affiliate links. Please see our Disclosure policy.
Shirley Wood
Hi, I'm Shirley; recipe creator, crafting enthusiast and penny pincher from way back. Join me on my journey of domestic living and isn't everything domestic!
Latest posts by Shirley Wood (see all)
- Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe - May 21, 2019
- DIY Yellow & Purple Floral Summer Wreath - May 15, 2019
- When To Send A Thank You Note - May 13, 2019
Pamela @ Still Dating My Spouse says
October 23, 2013 at 6:25 amLooks delicious. Carmel extract do I find it on the same aisle as the vanilla extract?
Thanks for the recipe.
Shirley Wood says
October 23, 2013 at 12:43 pmPamela, the only place I have ever been able to find Caramel extract is through Watkins products. They have a website which you can order from. I picked up a card when I purchased mine from a booth at the fair recently. http://www.JRWatkins.com/sonsultant/felty
Hope this helps. It sure is a good cake!
Kayla Norman says
October 17, 2013 at 4:32 pmSeriously mouth watering!
Amanda Smith says
October 16, 2013 at 11:32 pmThis is right up our alley! My son has a chocolate allergy and finding yummy cakes can be hard!
Shirley Wood says
October 17, 2013 at 12:23 pmThanks, Amanda. Let me know how ya’ll like it when you make it.
theroadtodomestication.com says
October 16, 2013 at 6:07 pmOH. MY. GOSH. You’re killing me, Shirley! That looks amazing! And on a side note, I LOVE that cake stand, too!
Shirley Wood says
October 17, 2013 at 12:22 pmThanks, the cake stand is Avon. It has been in our family for many years. I don’t remember the name of that line but I think it was back in the either late ’70’s or sometime in the 80’s.
butterflyangelsquilting says
October 16, 2013 at 12:40 pmOh WOW! I really think I’m trying this. and SOON!
Shirley Wood says
October 16, 2013 at 1:43 pmLet me know how you like it when you make it!