• 3 1/2 c cake flour
• 3/4 c butter
• 5 tsps baking powder
• 1/2 c caramel syrup with 1/2 cup of milk
• 1/2 c water
• 1 1/4 c sugar
• 5 pcs eggs, separated
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions:

1. Cream butter, adding 3/4 cup of sugar and egg yolks alternately; beat until smooth.
2. Add vanilla.
3. Fold in dry ingredients and syrup alternately with milk
4. Beat egg whites until fluffy; add remaining sugar gradually. Continue beating until soft peaks form.
5. Fold beaten egg whites to egg yolk mixture.
6. Pour into greased pans (two 9-in layer pans).
7. Bake in a moderate oven at 350 deg F for 30-35 mins.

CARAMEL Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 c sugar
• 3/4 c boiling water

CARAMEL Instructions:

1. Melt sugar.
2. As soon as sugar is light brown, add 3/4 cup of water to dissolve caramelized sugar and form syrup

FROSTING Ingredient and Instructions:

1. Cook rest of caramel syrup with 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1/3 cup of flour, 1 1/2 cup of milk, stirring constantly until rather thick.

1. Add 2 slightly beaten egg yolks, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 2 tbsp butter off the stove; continue stirring until thick as jelly.