Title: Uncle Honey's Caramel Cake
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 1 Servings

1/2 c Shortening
1 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 c Milk
1 1/2 c Flour
2 ts Baking powder
1 pn Salt
1 ts Vanilla
ICING:
3 c Sugar
1 tb Corn syrup, light -- white
Karo
1 c Milk
1 Stick margarine

Sift flour, measure; sift again with salt. Cream shortening; add sugar.
Beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beating well after each; alternately
add flour and milk. Bake ingreased and floured oblong pan at 350F for 30
minutes. Icing: Put 2 1/2 cups sugar, the milk and syrup in large boiler.
While this mixture is cooking, brown the other 1/2 cup sugar in a heavy
iron skillet. Add the 1/2 cup milk to mixture. Remove from heat; stir well.
Add this brown sugar mixture to the boiling milk mixture. Cook to soft ball
test. Remove from heat; beat in butter. Stir until cool enough to spread.
A wet knife will help in spreading.

Recipe By : Telephone Pioneers of America, MS Chapter 36

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