*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *

                     1-2-3-4 Cake with Caramel Icing

Recipe By     : My Mother's Southern Kitchen
Serving Size  : 10   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        Cake:
   1      c             Butter
   2      c             Sugar
   3      c             Flour
   4                    Eggs -- well beaten
   3      ts            Baking powder
   1      c             Milk
   1      ts            Pure vanilla extract
                        Icing:
     1/2  c             Butter
   1      c             Dark brown sugar --
                        - firmly packed
     1/4  c             Milk
   2      c             Powdered sugar -- well sifted

Preheat oven 350°F. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and
sugar together with an electric mixer until smooth, add the eggs and
continue beating until smooth. In a bowl, mix the flour and baking
powder together and add alternately with the milk to the butter
mixture, beating steadily until smooth. Add the vanilla and beat
until well blended. Grease and flour three 9" cake pans, divide the
batter evenly among the pans, "spank" the bottom of the pans to
distribute the batter evenly, and bake until a straw inserted in
centers comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely.

Meanwhile, To Make The Icing:

Melt the butter over low heat in a saucepan, add the brown sugar and
milk, bring to a boil, and remove from the heat to cool. Add the
powdered sugar and mix until well blended. When the cake layers are
cooled, remove from the pans, place one layer on a cake plate, and
spread 1/3rd of the icing on the layer. Place a second layer over the
icing and spread with more icing. Top with the 3rd layer and spread
icing over the top and around the sides.


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