Caramel Pound Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan with shortening; lightly flour.
• In large bowl, beat 3 cups sugar and 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and almond extract. Alternately add flour, about 1 cup at a time, and whipping cream, about 1/3 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted halfway between side and center of pan comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes. Run knife around side of pan to loosen cake; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In 8- or 10-inch skillet, heat 1/4 cup of the sugar over medium heat until amber colored, about 6 minutes, shaking pan occasionally (do not stir). Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, heat remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar, 1/2 cup butter and the milk to boiling over medium-high heat. Gradually stir in caramelized sugar with whisk; cook and stir to 232°F. Remove from heat; cool to lukewarm, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Using offset spatula and working quickly, frost cake (frosting will harden as it cools). Let stand 30 minutes before slicing.

Steps:

• For cake, beat sugars and butter or margarine at medium speed until well blended.
• Add oil, beating until blended.
• Add eggs one at a time beating just until yellow disappears.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture alternately with milk.
• Beat at low speed until well blended, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in vanilla extract.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.
• Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely.
• Drizzle with Caramel frosting.
• Caramel Frosting:.
• Bring first 4 ingredients to boil in medium saucepan, stirring often.
• Boil, stirring constantly for 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Add baking powder and vanilla.
• Beat at medium speed for 5-7 minutes.
• Drizzle quickly over cake.