Recipe: Gourmet Grocer Butterscotch Cake

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Gourmet Grocer Butterscotch Cake
Recipe By : Midwest Living Magazine
Serves 12

1 1/4 Cups water
2/3 Cup butterscotch flavored pieces
1 Package yellow cake mix -- 2 layer size
3 eggs
1/3 Cup cooking oil
1/8 Teaspoon ground cinnamon

***BUTTERSCOTCH FROSTING***
1 Package cream cheese -- 8-oz, softened
3 Cups powdered sugar -- sifted
1/3 Cup butterscotch flavored pieces -- melted and cooled
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 Cup powdered sugar -- about

Yellow cake mix and butterscotch flavored pieces make an Easy on the cook cake from The Gourmet Grocer in Kansas City, Missouri. It's a sentimental favorite with owner Tom Anderson. It's his mother's recipe.

In a small saucepan, heat water and the butterscotch-flavored pieces together till the pieces are just melted. Cool for about 10 minutes.

Grease and flour two 8x1 1/2-inch round baking pans or two 9x11/2-inch round baking pans. Set the pans aside.

In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil, cinnamon and butterscotch mixture. Beat with electric mixer, as directed for cake mix. Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake in a 350 oven for about 25 minutes for 9-inch layers or 35 minutes for 8-inch layers or till a toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean.

Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans. Cool completely on wire racks before frosting.

BUTTERSCOTCH FROSTING: In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butterscotch-flavored pieces, lemon juice, cinnamon till well combined. Beat in enough additional powdered sugar to make frosting spreadable.

ASSEMBLY: Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate. Spread top with Butterscotch Frosting. Place second layer on top. Spread sides and top of cake with frosting. Store in refrigerator.