How To Make Caramel Layer Cake

Caramel Layer Cake.

Cream 4 tablesp butter and 1 cup sugar, add one at a time the yolks of 2 eggs, then gradually 1/2 cup milk flavored with 1 teasp vanilla. Into 1 1/2 cups flour mix 1/2 teasp salt and 2 level teasp baking powder. Sift this into the first mixture, and lastly fold in the beaten whites of eggs. Bake in 3 layers. The filling is made of 2 cups light brown sugar, 2 tablesp grated chocolate (or cocoa), 1/2 cup milk, and a pinch of cream of tartar. Boil until it "hairs" when dropped from a spoon. When cooled add 1 teasp each of vanilla and black coffee. Use between layers and on top and sides of cake.