Butterscotch Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

Butterscotch Cake

Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:35
Categories : Cakes Prize

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups cake flour -- sifted
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 medium eggs
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup butter or margarine -- Softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk
Butter Frosting:
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons cream
1 tablespoon hot water

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add brown sugar, butter (or
margarine), vanilla and 2/3 cup milk. Beat
for 2 minutes at medium speed and then add rest of milk and the eggs. Beat 2
minutes more. Pour into two 8-inch greased and floured cake pans. Bake in
preheated 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Frost with butter frosting.
Frosting: Brown butter over low heat, watching carefully. Add rest of
ingredients and stir until cool and of consistency to spread. This was a second
place winner in the
professional category of cake layers at the Del Mar fair, 1993.

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