Mennonite Chocolate-Caramel Cake
 
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups flour, sifted
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¾ cups cocoa
  • 2 t baking powder
  • pinch salt
  • ½ c oil
  • 1 c hot coffee
  • 1 c milk
  • 2 eggs
  • CHOCOLATE CARAMEL FROSTING
  • ½ c butter
  • 1 c brown sugar
  • ¼ cup chocolate milk
  • 1¾ -2 c powdered sugar
  • Melt butter in pan.
  • Add brown sugar and cook over low heat 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Instructions
  1. Mix together first 5 ingredients.
  2. Make a well in the center and add next four ingredients.
  3. Beat just enough to mix well).
  4. Pour into greased 9" layer pans. Bake 25-35 min at 350.
  5. For frosting:
  6. Mix butter and brown sugar and heat over low in a saucepan.
  7. Add milk and continue stirring until mixture comes to a boil.
  8. Remove from heat and cool.
  9. Add powdered sugar until frosting reaches spreading consistency.
Recipe by Amish 365 at https://www.amish365.com/mennonite-chocolate-caramel-cake/