Snack Cake
This Snack Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting is perfect for cravings or when you want to whip up a quick and delicious treat just for you and your loved ones to share.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 507kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) salted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups (187.5 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup (122.5 g) whole milk, room temperature
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
Salted Caramel Buttercream
- ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) salted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups (250 g) confectioners' sugar
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup (82 g) caramel topping
- 1 ½ teaspoons whole milk, as needed
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- To a large bowl, add butter. Using a handheld mixer on medium speed, beat the butter until creamy, roughly 3-4 minutes.
- Gradually add the sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, and baking powder.
- With the mixer on low speed, alternate adding the flour mixture and milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. After each addition, beat at a low speed just until blended.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with a fork. Then, gently fold the beaten eggs into the batter. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 35-38 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out with a few crumbs, but no wet batter.
- Let the cake cool before adding the frosting.
Salted Caramel Buttercream
- To the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, add the butter, sugar, salt, and caramel topping.
- Start mixing on low speed until the sugar is incorporated with the butter.
- Increase the mixing speed to high and beat until smooth and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
- Adjust the consistency with milk, as needed.
- Frost the cake with the buttercream after the cake has cooled completely.
Nutrition
Serving: 1piece with frosting | Calories: 507kcal