*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                            Butterscotch Cake

Recipe By     : Jo Anne Merrill
Serving Size  : 10   Preparation Time :0:35
Categories    : Cakes                            Prize

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      c             Cake flour -- sifted
   3      ts            Baking powder
     1/2  ts            Salt
   2      md            Eggs
   1 1/2  c             Brown sugar -- packed
     1/2  c             Butter -- softened
   1      ts            Vanilla extract
   1      c             Milk
                        Butter Frosting:
     1/4  c             Butter
   2      c             Powdered sugar
     1/2  ts            Vanilla extract
   2      tb            Cream
   1      tb            Water -- hot

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add brown sugar,
butter, vanilla, and 2/3 cup milk. Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed
and then add rest of milk and the eggs. Beat 2 minutes more. Pour
into two 8" greased and floured cake pans. Bake in preheated 350°F
oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Frost with butter frosting.

Frosting:

Brown butter over low heat, watching carefully. Add rest of
ingredients and stir until cool and of consistency to spread.

This was a 2nd place winner in the professional category of cake
layers at the Del Mar fair, 1993.


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