Homemade Caramel Cake

Ingredients

Cake

2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour, plus flour for dusting cake pans
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 cup water
1 tsp soda
½ cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Frosting:

3 cups granulated sugar
1 stick butter
1 cup heavy cream
Dash of salt
2 teaspoons vanilla

Preheat oven to 350.Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans.Sift 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour and salt into large bowl.Add sugar and whisk until blended.Combine butter and water in a saucepan.Bring to a boil and pour over the flour and sugar.

Whisk until blended.Add the soda, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla, and whisk until well blended and smooth.Pour into greased and floured baking pans.Bake for 20-25 minutes, checking cake after about 15.Cake is done when tester comes out clean but be careful not to overcook.Remove pans from oven and allow to cool on a rack for 15 minutes, then turn layers onto parchment covered racks to cool completely.