Moist Caramel Cake

This is hands down the best caramel cake I've ever had! It consists of super moist vanilla brown sugar cake layers, topped with a luscious and deep flavored caramel frosting that isn't sickly sweet. This is a southern style caramel cake recipe - a caramel lovers DREAM cake!

Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes | Cook Time: 28 minutes | Cooling Time: 1 hour | Total Time: 2 hours 58 minutes | Servings: 12 slices

IMPORTANT: For accuracy, I would recommend using the gram measurements provided as those are the exact quantities I use. Cup measurements are given as estimates (based on US cup measurements) to make it easier for those who do not have a scale.

Ingredients

Caramel Cake
  • ▢ 2 cups (250 g) flour - plain, all purpose
  • ▢ ¼ cup (30 g) cornstarch
  • ▢ 2½ tsps baking powder
  • ▢ ½ tsp salt - omit if using salted butter
  • ▢ ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter - room temperature
  • ▢ ¼ cup (55 g) unflavoured vegetable oil - I use canola oil
  • ▢ 1 cup (200 g) white granulated sugar
  • ▢ ½ cup (100 g) soft light brown sugar
  • ▢ 3 large eggs - room temperature
  • ▢ 1 tbsp vanilla extract/essence
  • ▢ ½ cup (120 g) sour cream - room temperature
  • ▢ ½ cup (120 g) milk - full fat, room temperature
Caramel Frosting
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