In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans.
Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pans to wire racks to cool completely. Cut each cake horizontally into two layers.
For caramel sauce, melt brown sugar in a heavy skillet over low heat for about 25 minutes. Remove from the heat; set aside.
In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, milk and egg yolks. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Add melted brown sugar. Cook and stir until a thermometer reads 238° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the heat; stir in the butter and vanilla until the mixture is smooth and spreadable.
Place bottom layer on a serving plate, quickly top with 1/3 cup caramel sauce. Repeat layers 4 times. Top with the sixth cake layer. Dust cake with confectioners' sugar if desired.
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jharp69
Dec 21, 2015
My grandmother made a version of this cake and the whole family called it "Good Cake". It is very rich and you could only eat a little slice but it was so worth it! The caramel fudge candy frosting was the best part, BUT it takes a LONG time to make the frosting part!
mugscie
Apr 5, 2010
Cake was very heavy and not much flavor. Was disapointed in frosting. It was more a drizzle than a frosting. We needed a lot of water and coffee to get this cake down.
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My grandmother made a version of this cake and the whole family called it "Good Cake". It is very rich and you could only eat a little slice but it was so worth it! The caramel fudge candy frosting was the best part, BUT it takes a LONG time to make the frosting part!
Cake was very heavy and not much flavor. Was disapointed in frosting. It was more a drizzle than a frosting. We needed a lot of water and coffee to get this cake down.