Southern Style Caramel Cake

Ingredients

• ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into 1" pieces, plus more for pans
• 2 cups (250 g) bleached cake flour
• 1½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
• 1½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt
• 1½ tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, divided
• 2 cups (packed; 400 g) dark brown sugar
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 2 cups (220 g) powdered sugar
• 1½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt
• 2 tsp. distilled white vinegar
• Flaky sea salt

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