Favorite Recipes : Ultimate Butterscotch Cake

I have been wanting to share a butterscotch cake for so long, it’s hard to remember when I even made the first version. All I know is that it was several years ago. I wasn’t having the success I wanted with a moist cake that was full of butterscotch flavor, so I held off. Fast forward to now. I went back to the butterscotch cake drawing board and this cake was born! I started with my newest Moist Vanilla Cake and adjusted things from there.

I have several versions of vanilla cake on this site, but my newest one is a favorite for a few reasons. First, I love the texture of it – so soft and more fluffy than some of the others. Another reason is the simplicity of the ingredients and the use of whole eggs, rather than egg whites. It makes it a pretty simple butter-based cake from scratch and I love it!

For this butterscotch cake, I swapped out the regular white sugar for brown sugar. Brown sugar is what you’re going to find in butterscotch sauce, so it’s what you’ll find in this cake as well. It gives the flavor here and helps make a nice, moist cake.

INGREDIENTS
BUTTERSCOTCH CAKE

• 2 1/2 cups (325g) all purpose flour
• 3.4 oz butterscotch pudding mix
• 3 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup (168g) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups (337g) packed light brown sugar
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups (300ml) milk

BUTTERSCOTCH FROSTING

• 1 1/4 cups (280g) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 11 oz butterscotch chips, melted
• 6 1/4 cups (719g) powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup (120ml) milk or cream

ADDITIONAL

• 12-14 oz butterscotch chips, for decorating

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Prepare three 8 inch cake pans with parchment paper circles in the bottom and grease the sides. Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C).
2. Combine the flour, pudding mix, baking powder and salt in a medium sized bowl and set aside.
3. Add the butter, brown sugar and vegetable oil to a large mixer bowl and beat together until light in color and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Do not skimp on the creaming time.
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