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3. Bake the cakes until they spring Place the second layer, right side up, on
back when lightly pressed with your fin- top of the first layer and frost the top
ger, 28 to 32 minutes. Remove the pans and then the sides of the cake with
from the oven and place them on wire clean, smooth strokes.
racks to cool for 10 minutes. Run a din-
Store this cake, in a cake saver or
ner knife around the edge of each layer
under a glass dome, at room temperature
and invert each onto a rack, then invert
for up to 1 week. Or freeze it, wrapped in
again onto another rack so that the
aluminum foil or in a cake saver, for up to
cakes are right side up. Allow to cool
6 months. Thaw the cake overnight in the
completely, 30 minutes more.
refrigerator before serving.
4. Meanwhile, prepare the Quick
Caramel Frosting.
5. Place one cake layer, right side up,
on a serving platter. While the frosting is
still warm, spread the top with frosting.