Second Place Winner: Snickerdoodle Cake

The Second Place Winner of the first ever JT's Artist Oven Contest was Autumn Burgess with her incredible Snickerdoodle Cake.  She's an astrologer, a writer, and an amazing baker!  Here's a link to her astrology blog: http://t.co/sNVPTLQ7MP.  Check out this delicious cake... it's gooey, decadent and perfect for a festive gathering. A luscious bundt cake laced with cinnamon topped with a glossy, sticky delicious  frosting!

Autumn's Incredible Snickerdoodle Cake

Prep time: 20 min

Cook time : 45 min

Ingredients for the Cake:

3 cups cake flour

2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 ½ teaspoon of Cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon bailey’s Irish Cream

4 eggs, room temperature 

Ingredients for the Frosting:

1 package of cream cheese, softened

2 tablespoons of butter

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 tablespoon of milk

1/3 cup of confection sugar

20 pieces of caramel candies

Directions for the Cake:

1) Pre-heat the oven for 350 degrees.
2) Butter and flour the bundt pan thoroughly.

3) Combine dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon) in one bowl.
4) Combine wet ingredients (butter milk, vanilla, butter, sugar, eggs, Irish cream) in another bowl. 

5) Slowly mix in the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients. 

6) When mixed until smooth, pour into bundt pan.

7) Bake for 45 min.

Meanwhile make the frosting 

1) Put the 20 pieces of caramel candies in a skillet to melt with the butter, milk and vanilla on a low flame.
2) Keep stirring so it becomes glossy and smooth.
3) This takes a while, so you can create your cream cheese frosting by mixing the cream cheese with the sugar.
4) Once that is done and the caramel is liquid, you can mix them together in a bowl very slowly, making sure to keep stirring until completely blended.

5) Once cake is cooled, you can pour top the cake with the frosting ( if you do it while still hot it becomes too messy to enjoy)