Cuppa Joe Caramel Cake

Name: Cuppa Joe Caramel Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 15 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup buttermilk; 4 teaspoons instant coffee granules; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping, divided; FROSTING:; 1 tablespoon baking cocoa; 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules; 1/4 cup boiling water; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted

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Total Time:Prep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Leigh Doutt, Pueblo West, Colorado

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Sep. 13, 2023

I get compliments on this cake wherever I take it. It is very much an adult cake, with the hit of coffee and the warmth of the brown sugar and caramel.—Leigh Doutt, Pueblo West, Colorado

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Cuppa Joe Caramel Cake

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Yield:15 servings

Prep:30 min

Cook:20 min

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Ingredients

1 cup buttermilk
4 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping, divided
frosting:

1 tablespoon baking cocoa
2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1/4 cup boiling water
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted

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Directions

1
In a microwave-safe bowl, heat buttermilk in a microwave for 30-45 seconds or just until warmed. Stir in the coffee granules

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until dissolved.
3
In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beating well after each addition.
4
Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
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Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, poke holes in cake 2 in. apart. Pour 1/2 cup caramel topping into holes. Spoon remaining caramel topping over cake. Cool completely.
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For frosting, in a small bowl, stir cocoa and coffee granules into boiling water until dissolved; cool to room temperature. In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Stir in chocolate and cocoa mixture until well combined. Frost cake.