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                             Butterscotch Cake
 
 Recipe By     : Jo Anne Merrill
 Serving Size  : 10   Preparation Time :0:35
 Categories    : Cakes                            Prize
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2      cups          cake flour -- sifted
    3      teaspoons     baking powder
      1/2  teaspoon      salt
    2      medium        eggs
    1 1/2  cups          brown sugar, packed
      1/2  cup           butter or margarine -- Softened
    1      teaspoon      vanilla extract
    1      cup           milk
                         Butter Frosting:
      1/4  cup           butter or margarine
    2      cups          powdered sugar
      1/2  teaspoon      vanilla extract
    2      tablespoons   cream
    1      tablespoon    hot water
 
 Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add brown sugar, butter (or
margarine), vanilla and 2/3 cup milk. Beat
 for 2 minutes at medium speed and then add rest of milk and the eggs. Beat 2
minutes more. Pour into two 8-inch greased and floured cake pans. Bake in
preheated 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Frost with butter frosting.
Frosting: Brown butter over low heat, watching carefully. Add rest of ingredients
and stir until cool and of consistency to spread. This was a second place winner
in the
 professional category of cake layers at the Del Mar fair, 1993.
 
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