This chocolate cake has a creamy caramel homemade icing on top. Recipe comes from Sue A. Mertens Minick from Hazelwood, MO. She actually found this site on the internet! And yes, she is family

Irene’s Chocolate Cake with Caramel Frosting
Irene's Chocolate Cake
If you like chocolate this cake is for you!
Ingredients
- Cake
- 1 1/2 cup Flour
- 1 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Baking Cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2/3 cup Shortening
- 2/3 cup Whole Milk (Buttermilk can be used, if so omit the cream of tartar.)
- 2 Eggs, unbeaten
- 1/3 cup Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- Frosting
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 6 tablespoon Milk
- 3 cup Powdered Sugar
Instructions
Cake
Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt. Add shortening, and whole milk to the sifted mixture. Beat until smooth and add eggs, milk, and vanilla. Beat until mixed. Pour into a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Serve with Carmel frosting.
Frosting
Melt butter. Stir in brown sugar and salt. Bring to a hard boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add milk, stirring vigorously. Put back over heat and bring to a full boil again. Set aside and cool until lukewarm. Stir in powdered sugar until smooth, and cool enough to spread.
Yield: 24 servings
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