Lizzie's Old Fashioned Cocoa Cake with Caramel Icing Recipe

Trisha Yearwood dresses up her family's traditional chocolate cake recipe with a thin layer of rich caramel icing. Her tip for perfect results: Make sure to pour the same amount of batter into each pan so the layers cook at the same rate.

Recipe courtesy of Trisha Yearwood
Show: Trisha's Southern Kitchen
Episode: The Yearwood Sunday Supper

Total: 1 hr 20 min | Active: 10 min | Yield: 12 servings | Level: Intermediate

Ingredients

Cake:

2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more to grease pans
2/3 cup cocoa
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 sticks (2/3 cup) butter, plus more to grease pans
1 2/3 cups sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cooking spray

Caramel Icing:

4 cups sugar
1 cup milk
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon baking soda

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