Cake #1 began with these two cute girls helping.
While the girls started the cake, my job, as always, was putting back aka re-piling all the pans, bowls and assorted things in the drawer that toppled while getting the cake pan out.
This is a very easy cake to make. You begin with a german chocolate cake mix and mix it according to the box directions. It is important to have a very cute young man on hand to lick the beaters. If you don't have one, mine is locally available to help out.
It is also important to leave plenty of batter in the bowl to lick. A batter bowl should never, under any circumstance, be scraped clean.
Now for the really good part. The next step is pouring all kinds of goopy, sweet things into the cake that you have poked holes in.
Oh, boy. Look at that! Once refrigerated and frosted, toffee is added. This is where, I can't believe I'm saying this, it got to be too much for me. I love the rich, gooeyness of the cake and in order to enjoy that flavor fully, I would cut back on the toffee topping.
So there you have it. The carameliest, gooeyest cake ever! And just so you know, in case you were wondering, the cat was no help at all. I'll have her piece, and Zumba a little more this evening.
Gooey Caramel Cake
1 box german chocolate cake mix
water, vegetable oil and eggs as called for in cake directions
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 jar (16 oz) caramel topping
1 container whipped, fluffy white frosting
1 cup toffee bits (I would use only half this)
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees and make cake as directed for
9X13 pan. Cool 15 minutes.
2. Poke top of cake every 1/2 inch with handle of a wooden spoon.
Drizzle sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top.
Drizzle caramel topping evenly over the top. Cover and
refrigerate 2 hours.
3. Spread frosting over cake. Sprinkle with toffee bits.
Store covered in refrigerator.
Love your blog and I just love the colors and design of your background too! Thanks for sharing your fun memories and yummy recipes. You have a beautiful family! :o)
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the world of blogging, Lynn!
Thank you Michelle - you are a wonderful encourager! You'll have to check it out again in a few days. Since you are my first follower, I decided to post one of my family's all time favorite recipes from you next!
ReplyDeleteThis cake looks absoultely scrumptious! I am excited to be reading/following your blog, and I can't wait to see what kind of yummy recipes you and your lovely children (and cats) will be making! Were you able to check out my blog?
ReplyDeleteHey Becca! Thank you for becoming a follower and commenting. I did check out your blog - it is fabulous!! You have a wonderful talent young lady! I definitely want to become a follower - just got a little confused about how to do it while I was there. I'm not the best on computers. :-) I'll give it a try again. BTW you looked mighty beautiful in your homecoming pictures!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome :) And thank you for the compliments...I try my best to make the things look as beautiful as possible. To become a follower, you can either use my newly addition of the google friends connect following system on the top left column, or the follow by email bar in the right column (so you can get updates every time I update my blog). And thank you very much :) I had a great time.
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