diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/fragments.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/fragments.rb
index 868af19780076895a11ac9170935e3d8dbf0e51b..e4d8678a078663f5013f85eeb42f3fdfdf159dd1 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/fragments.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/fragments.rb
@@ -74,32 +74,6 @@ def fragment_for(block, name = {}, options = nil) #:nodoc:
         end
       end
 
-      # Called by CacheHelper#cache
-      def cache_rxml_fragment(block, name = {}, options = nil) #:nodoc:
-        fragment_for(block, name, options) do
-          eval('xml.target!', block.binding)
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Called by CacheHelper#cache
-      def cache_rjs_fragment(block, name = {}, options = nil) #:nodoc:
-        fragment_for(block, name, options) do
-          begin
-            debug_mode, ActionView::Base.debug_rjs = ActionView::Base.debug_rjs, false
-            eval('page.to_s', block.binding)
-          ensure
-            ActionView::Base.debug_rjs = debug_mode
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Called by CacheHelper#cache
-      def cache_erb_fragment(block, name = {}, options = nil) #:nodoc:
-        fragment_for(block, name, options) do
-          eval(ActionView::Base.erb_variable, block.binding)
-        end
-      end
-
       # Writes <tt>content</tt> to the location signified by <tt>key</tt> (see <tt>expire_fragment</tt> for acceptable formats)
       def write_fragment(key, content, options = nil)
         return unless cache_configured?
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/cache_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/cache_helper.rb
index 783a5acdbc9ca6476034d840d5280d68da665b2a..059f2edf0f00b1dce3590d962de8d658c0e15102 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/cache_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/cache_helper.rb
@@ -33,23 +33,8 @@ module CacheHelper
       #    <% end %>
       def cache(name = {}, options = nil, &block)
         template_extension = find_template_extension_for(first_render)[/\.(\w+)$/, 1].to_sym
-
-        case template_extension
-        when :erb, :rhtml
-          @controller.cache_erb_fragment(block, name, options)
-        when :rjs
-          @controller.cache_rjs_fragment(block, name, options)
-        when :builder, :rxml
-          @controller.cache_rxml_fragment(block, name, options)
-        else
-          # Give template engine writers a hook to implement their own caching approach
-          if @controller.respond_to?("cache_#{template_extension}_fragment")
-            @controller.send!("cache_#{template_extension}_fragment", block, name, options)
-          else
-            # Let the ERb approach be the default one if the plugin doesn't specify it's own
-            @controller.cache_erb_fragment(block, name, options)
-          end
-        end
+        handler = Base.handler_for_extension(template_extension)
+        handler.new(@controller).cache_fragment(block, name, options)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handler.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handler.rb
index b9f4330a2306afffb30a5df4ed4f198e45f986f4..8ce31ade4927b77c2ff00b3ad955ba0cb2f8e593 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handler.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handler.rb
@@ -13,5 +13,9 @@ def render(template, local_assigns)
 
     def compile(template)
     end
+
+    # Called by CacheHelper#cache
+    def cache_fragment(block, name = {}, options = nil)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/builder.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/builder.rb
index 0f49d6ab310a5ae9d9fe64fd62f03100b9440ddd..88044917dd282ae4fe5887b57b0f591114cb37a5 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/builder.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/builder.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ def compile(template)
         template +
         "\nxml.target!\n"
       end
+
+      def cache_fragment(block, name = {}, options = nil)
+        @view.fragment_for(block, name, options) do
+          eval('xml.target!', block.binding)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/erb.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/erb.rb
index 87cb09952cb0891d6001bf568d4b38d71dfdd5ba..26cca586bafec6d58cb60a51b27010963141abbd 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/erb.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/erb.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ class ERB < TemplateHandler
       def compile(template)
         ::ERB.new(template, nil, @view.erb_trim_mode).src
       end
+
+      def cache_fragment(block, name = {}, options = nil) #:nodoc:
+        @view.fragment_for(block, name, options) do
+          eval(ActionView::Base.erb_variable, block.binding)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/rjs.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/rjs.rb
index 4ca9fc3277f8dd54da47a899801f183cb467cb01..bd51cc4d398ae06091dba8d64e149921a6677f1c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/rjs.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/rjs.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@ def compile(template)
         "controller.response.content_type ||= Mime::JS\n" +
         "update_page do |page|\n#{template}\nend"
       end
+
+      def cache_fragment(block, name = {}, options = nil) #:nodoc:
+        @view.fragment_for(block, name, options) do
+          begin
+            debug_mode, ActionView::Base.debug_rjs = ActionView::Base.debug_rjs, false
+            eval('page.to_s', block.binding)
+          ensure
+            ActionView::Base.debug_rjs = debug_mode
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/caching_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/caching_test.rb
index 12397ee8c0b92e014dfaf7890910262d8f74e8af..9d4dc4d01c715af251a3dfd4a8653a5268be0c03 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/caching_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/caching_test.rb
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ def test_cache_erb_fragment
     _erbout = 'generated till now -> '
 
     assert_equal( 'generated till now -> fragment content',
-                  @controller.cache_erb_fragment(Proc.new{ }, 'expensive'))
+                  ActionView::TemplateHandlers::ERB.new(@controller).cache_fragment(Proc.new{ }, 'expensive'))
   end
 
   def test_cache_rxml_fragment
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ def test_cache_rxml_fragment
     class << xml; def target!; to_s; end; end
 
     assert_equal( 'generated till now -> fragment content',
-                  @controller.cache_rxml_fragment(Proc.new{ }, 'expensive'))
+                  ActionView::TemplateHandlers::Builder.new(@controller).cache_fragment(Proc.new{ }, 'expensive'))
   end
 
   def test_cache_rjs_fragment
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ def test_cache_rjs_fragment
     page = 'generated till now -> '
 
     assert_equal( 'generated till now -> fragment content',
-                  @controller.cache_rjs_fragment(Proc.new{ }, 'expensive'))
+                  ActionView::TemplateHandlers::RJS.new(@controller).cache_fragment(Proc.new{ }, 'expensive'))
   end
 
   def test_cache_rjs_fragment_debug_mode_does_not_interfere
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ def test_cache_rjs_fragment_debug_mode_does_not_interfere
     begin
       debug_mode, ActionView::Base.debug_rjs = ActionView::Base.debug_rjs, true
       assert_equal( 'generated till now -> fragment content',
-                    @controller.cache_rjs_fragment(Proc.new{ }, 'expensive'))
+                     ActionView::TemplateHandlers::RJS.new(@controller).cache_fragment(Proc.new{ }, 'expensive'))
       assert ActionView::Base.debug_rjs
     ensure
       ActionView::Base.debug_rjs = debug_mode