If you’ve ever made a caramel cake from scratch, you have a war story. Whether it's your first attempt or your 50th, the fickle icing tries the patience of even the most experienced cooks. From ...

This moist carrot caramel cake combines warm cinnamon, finely grated carrots and tangy cream cheese frosting, finished with homemade salted caramel for a rich finish.

Mildred Corbett replied to a request for caramel icing, mentioning that she uses it to ice her hot-milk cake. Hot-milk cake? I had to have that recipe, too. It's a beloved American classic and reminds ...

If you wish to vary the flavours just use the same basic mixture and experiment. Beat the butter and sugar till smooth and creamy then stir in the flour and bicarb before mixing in the cocoa. Spoon in ...

Hulda (Huddy) Horowitz Cohen learned about Southern cake baking from her neighbor Julia Haralson in Blytheville, Arkansas, in the 1950s. Haralson baked a blackberry jam Bundt cake each year for ...

Light and Butter caked sweetly forsted with a burnt caramel icing. I’ll be honest, this icing is a bear. That’s why caramel cakes are so special. A couple of helpful hints: when you are ready to frost ...

Kathleen Purvis tackles her aunt's famous caramel cake and discovers tricks for making caramel. T. Ortega Gaines ogaines@charlotteobserver.com There’s no excuse for my fear of caramel. Well, yes, it ...