Caramel Cake - Sticky Buttery Good!


	Caramel Cake "Sticky Buttery Good" This caramel cake recipe is sticky buttery good. This is one of those Italian cakes that came out of my grandma's cookbook. (The Italian grandma) I've always had a love for butter and brown sugar. I'll take it any day over chocolate. There's nothing complex or frilly about this. I'd classify it as an easy cake recipe. Just because it's one bowl from oven to the dessert plate! I usually like to doctor up a recipe so that it conveniently fits into my Italian dessert recipes category. BUT I just couldn't add anything to this. It's awesome just like it is. If this wasn't the type of caramel cake you were looking for - scroll below and see the collection of Italian cake recipes I hav on my sitee. I've made them all. Some of these recipes have been in my family for generations! Thanks for stoppping by - Lisa See some creative ideas in the section below. Caramel Cake YIELD: 1 - 9 inch cake INGREDIENTS: * 9 ozs butter. (2 sticks plus a wee bit more - yep really! ) * 1/3 cup brown sugar * 3/4 cup nuts chopped ( walnuts or almonds) * 1 cup sugar (white ) * 2 tsp orange zest * 3 eggs (lightly beaten) * 2 cups flour * 3/8 tsp salt * 2 1/2 tsp baking soda * 1 cup of PLAIN yogurt Procedure * Preheat oven to 350 degrees. * Grease a DEEP 9 inch round cake tin or spring form pan. * Melt 2 ozs of butter and pour on the base of the pan. * Sprinkle the brown sugar over the butter. * Beat the sugar, zest, and remaining butter with a mixer for about 5-6 minutes. Looking for it to be pale and creamy. * Add the eggs gradually , beating after each addition. * Fold in the yogurt alternately with the flour. * Spoon the mixture over the butter brown sugar in the cake pan. * Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.( Yes really - but keep a good eye on it!) * Cool for at least 30 minutes before putting on a serving plate. Substitutions and Questions What yogurt type works best? Whole milk for sure! Or Greek style yogurt. If you use some preservative laden low-fat yogurt -make sure and drain it for awhile. You want the yogurt thick when you add it to the cake. Can I use shortening for the butter? Not a chance - you won't get a caramel flavor! The butter calories as so worth the flavor. Can I use lemon zest? I have before and my family comments, "This tastes like a lemon cake." The orange zest works better with the caramel. But it's your recipe. You decide! Can I use pecans? I'm sure you could. We just don't use them in Italian dessert recipes. Not that there is anything "wrong" with them - but our culture uses walnuts, hazelnuts, and almonds primarily. I've not tried it. But I think it's a go. Back to the caramel cake. Other Italian Cake Recipes Almond Cake Recipe Amaretto Cake Recipe Amaretto Mousse Cheesecake *Apple Pound* Cake Applesauce Cake Recipe Beer Cake Blueberry Cake Recipe Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe Cappuccino Cake Caramel Cake Chocolate Amaretto Cake Chocolate Buttermilk Cake Chocolate Torte Recipe Chocolate Walnut Cake Coconut Layer Cake Coconut Cake Recipe Date Bread Double Chocolate Brownie Recipe Eggnog Cake Recipe Flourless Chocolate Torte Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe Harvey Wallbanger Cake Italian Cream Cake Recipe Italian Rum Cake Recipe Jelly Roll Recipe Key Lime Cake Lady Fingers Recipe Lemonade Cake Lemon Layer Cake Lemon Pound Cake Mint Brownie Recipe Peach Cake Recipe Poppyseed Cake Recipe Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake Pear Cake Recipe Pineapple Carrot Cake Pistachio Cake Recipe Plum Cake Recipe Pumpkin Cake Pumpkin Bread Recipe Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe For Pumpkin Cheesecake Ricotta Cake Spice Cake Recipe Sour Cream Cake Recipe The BEST Tiramisu Recipe Walnut Cake Recipe Whipped Cream Recipe Yogurt Cake Frostings - Glazes - Icings Click here to see my cake frosting recipes. Superbowl Sunday is coming up! The best Italian Dessert Recipes for a party like this are ones that are: FAST Finger Foodish (not big hunky sticky globs of gooey-ness that get on your furniture) And freeze-aheads A couple of my favs for this are Cappucino Cookies (lots like choc chips but with a twist) Anisette Cookies (Always on the top 5) Rum Balls (Gingersnaps and Rum) Let's not for get the drinks to go with the beer that will be present! Check out my Italian drinks section for that. Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love! Contact Me Privacy Policy About**
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