Butterscotch Cake with Butterscotch Frosting

By The Southern Lady Cooks

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
1 stick butter or 8 tablespoons or 1/2 cup (softened)
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 3.4 ounce box butterscotch instant pudding
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup nut pieces (pecans or walnuts)
1 cup butterscotch chips
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups powdered sugar
About 5 tablespoons milk

Prep Time20mins
Cook Time35mins
Servings12

Instructions

Cream together sugar, butter and eggs with mixer. Add vanilla extract. Whisk together in another bowl the flour, baking powder, salt and butterscotch pudding mix. Add flour mixture along with buttermilk to creamed mixture and mix

Fold in butterscotch chips and nuts with spoon. Spray a 9 x 13 cake pan with cooking spray. Spread cake batter in pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 30 to 35 minutes until center tests done. Add frosting

Frosting Instructions

Melt chips and butter together in microwave or on top of stove. It takes about 1 minute 25 seconds in my microwave

Add powdered sugar and a little milk while mixing with mixer. Continue mixing and adding milk until the get the frosting consistency you want. Spread over cooled cake.