Caramel Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. commercial sour cream
1/4 c. milk
1 c. butter, softened
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. rum extract
Caramel Frosting
pecan halves (optional)
powdered sugar (optional)

Preparation

Combine sour cream and milk; set mixture aside.
Cream 1 cup butter; gradually add 2 cups sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture, alternately with sour cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Mix after each addition.
Stir in flavorings.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans; bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans.
Cool on wire racks.
Spread Caramel Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
If desired, garnish with pecan halves, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Yields one 2-layer cake.