Quick and Easy Salted Caramel Swirl Cake

I bake sweets for my grandma every week and I am always trying to find something a little different that she will like. The other day I threw together a simple cake and decided to add some caramel to the batter before baking it. The next morning when I came to see her, the entire cake was gone! Don’t worry, she didn’t eat it alone, but everyone was asking if I could make another.

I got everything I needed at Trader Joe’s but you could use any similar ingredients and I am sure it would be just as tasty. I like to start with a good boxed cake mix and then I do my own mix ins and ratios. Like I’ve said before, I like a more dense cake. So, I’ve found that using sour cream and butter instead of vegetable oil or water like many boxes call for makes all the difference.

What you need:

– Boxed Vanilla Cake Mix …. I like ones with vanilla bean or an Organic mix because they taste better.

– Two Eggs

– 1 Stick of Butter

– 3/4 Cup of Sour Cream

– 1 Jar of Salted Caramel

– A Splash of Milk or Water

How to make it:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
2. Melt the stick of butter in a microwave safe container.
3. Empty the cake mix into a bowl and combine with eggs, sour cream and butter. You want a thick consistency in between dough and batter. Add a splash of water or milk if the batter is too thick.
4. Grease a glass baking dish and pour in half of the batter.
5. Microwave the caramel so it is easier to work with.
6. Add about 1/4 of the caramel above the cake batter then cover with the remaining cake mix.
7. Pour the rest of the caramel on top of the cake mix and use a butter knife to swirl the batter and caramel together until a marble appearance. Don’t fully mix the two ingredients.
8. Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden brown on top and serve warm either plain of with ice cream or whipped cream!
9. Enjoy!

Check out my other cake modifications that were also crowd pleasers, like my Peach or Peanut Butter cake.