Southern Caramel Cake
I’ve been fortunate enough to attend the Kentucky Derby a few times with Rick Tramonto, cook- book author and co-founder of the famous Chicago restaurant Tru. One of my favorite parts is sampling all the Southern cuisine that’s offered, especially the desserts! Anytime I can get my hands on a slice of caramel cake, I’m thrilled. This shortcut version brings me back to the Derby every time.
- Time: 55 min
- Servings: 12
Source: Food Gardening Network
Ingredients
- Cake 1 box yellow butter cake mix
- Vegetable oil as needed for the cake mix
- Eggs as needed for the cake mix
- Icing 2 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
- tablespoons unsalted butter
- tablespoons evaporated milk, plus extra as needed
- teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- Pecan halves for decorating