Spiced Porridge Cake with Caramel Icing

This recipe came together so quickly! The spicing complements the caramel icing so very well. It is so very strongly recommended that you wait at least 1 day, preferably 2 days before eating it. The flavors mature slowly and the result is well worth the wait.

Optional to the recommended spicing is to add one or two tsps of cinnamon. This would be good, but honestly, for a superlative cake, use the Ayurvedic Oatmeal.

1⁄2 cup (4oz/114gr) butter

2 cups white sugar

2 eggs

2 cups (520g) cooked Ayurvedic Porridge (about 1 recipe)

2½ tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

1¼ cup (185g) flour

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (trying 325).
2. Cream together the butter and sugar. 
3. Mix in the eggs and cooked porridge. 
4. In sequence, add the baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour.
5. Pour into a greased and floured spring form pan.
6. Bake for 55 minutes or until it tests done.
7. Once baked, allow it to cool completely, and preferably let it sit for a full day before removing it from the mold and applying the icing.

For the Icing: 

¾ cup (6oz/169gr) butter 

1 cup (7oz/200g) packed brown sugar 

½ cup milk

2 tsps vanilla extract

1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
2. Add the brown sugar to the melted butter and cook, stirring constantly, until the butter and sugar are completely combined and you can’t see any separated butter in the mixture, which takes at least 1 minute.
3. Bring to a boil over medium heat and continue cooking, stirring, for 2 minutes.
4. Add the milk and vanilla (careful, the hot sugar mixture will bubble and spit for the first few seconds). Bring back to a boil over medium heat and continue cooking, stirring, for about 3 minutes.
5. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool. The longer it cools, the thicker it becomes. If it's too hot, it will be too liquid and just pour right off the cake, but completely cold and it will be difficult to apply. Be patient and wait. When it’s at your desired consistency, drizzle over the cooled cake.
6. Wait at least one more full day before serving.