• Preheat the oven to 190`c
• Grease and line a shallow 8" cake tin
• Cream the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy
• Beat in the eggs
• Fold in the flour and mixed spices
• Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and place into the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until a skewer placed into the center comes out clean
• cool on a wire rack
• For the icing, melt the butter in a saucepan, add the sugar until it dissolves.  Stir in the milk
• Remove from the heat and beat in the icing sugar
• Spread the icing generously over the top and sides of the cake

This recipe for Caramel Cake with its Caramel Cake Frosting is another one of those quick and simple cake recipes we all love.  You can also decorate the top with chocolate drops or treats of your own choice, a job my son loves to take on before devouring the first slice!