Bonnie Butter Cake with Easy Penuche Frosting

Cake:
1 3/4 c. sugar
2/3 c. butter
2 eggs
1- 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
2- 3/4 c. all-purpose flour or 3 c. cake flour
2 -1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. Salt
1- 1/4 c. milk

Frosting
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. packed brown sugar
1/4 c. milk
2 c. powdered sugar

Cake:
Heat oven to 350^. Grease and flour 9 x 13-inch pan or 2 9-inch round layer pans, or 3 8-inch round layer pans. Mix sugar, margarine, eggs, and vanilla until fluffy. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 5 minutes. Beat in flour, baking powder and salt, alternately with milk on low speed. Pour into pan(s). Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, oblong 45 to 50 minutes, layers 30 to 35 minutes; cool.

Frosting:
Heat margarine in saucepan until melted. Stir in brown sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir over low heat 2 minutes. Stir in milk; heat to boiling. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm. Stir in powdered sugar gradually. Place in bowl of ice and water; beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency. If frosting becomes too stiff, heat slightly, stirring constantly. Fills and frosts 2 8 or 9-inch layers or frosts a 9 x 13-inch cake.

My ALL-TIME favorite cake!!!!!

By Dawnk777 on Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 10:35 am:

This one is good too! It's almost my birthday and time to make some!