Caramel Cake

Name: Caramel Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour ((may substitute 3 ⅓ cups or 375g cake flour)); 1 ½ cups granulated sugar; ½ cup light brown sugar (firmly packed); 1 Tablespoon baking powder; ¾ teaspoon salt; ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature (cut into Tablespoon-sized pieces); ¼ cup avocado oil or vegetable oil or canola oil (may substitute vegetable oil or other neutral oil); 1 ¼ cup whole milk (room temperature preferred); 3 large eggs (room temperature preferred); 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract; 2 cups brown sugar² (firmly packed); 1 cup unsalted butter (cut into pieces); ¼ teaspoon salt; ⅓ cup whole milk; ⅓ cup heavy cream; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Prep:45minCook:30min

A soft and buttery vanilla cake cloaked with sweet caramel icing! This caramel cake recipe uses the reverse creaming method for a plush, buttery crumb. I recommend reading through the recipe and watching the video (below the recipe) before beginning.

Updated at: Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:29:44 GMT