Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Combine cocoa powder and water, then whisk until smooth.
- 2Add brown sugar, white sugar, and butter to the cocoa mixture.
- 3Mix the chocolate cake batter until smooth.
- 4Pour the chocolate cake batter into three 8-inch cake pans.
- 5Bake the chocolate cake layers in the oven.
- 6Melt sugar in a pan until it turns into caramel.
- 7Add butter, hot cream, salt, and vanilla to the melted sugar and whisk to make the caramel.
- 8Prepare a brown sugar Swiss meringue buttercream.
- 9Place a chocolate cake layer on a cake stand, spread buttercream, pipe a buttercream border, and fill with caramel.
- 10Repeat the layering process with the remaining cake layers, buttercream, and caramel.
- 11Crumb coat the cake with buttercream.
- 12Apply a final layer of buttercream to the cake, smoothing the sides and top.
- 13Pour a final layer of caramel on top of the cake, spreading it evenly and creating a spiral design.
- 14Slice and serve the salted caramel chocolate cake.
Ingredients
- Cocoa powder
- Water
- Brown sugar
- White sugar
- Butter
- Flour
- Cream
- Salt
- Vanilla
Equipment
BlenderBaking panStoveWhiskSpatulaPiping bagOffset spatula
Tips
- Be careful not to add too much caramel to the cake layers, as this can cause the soft and fluffy cake to fall apart.
- For extra flavor in the Swiss meringue buttercream, use brown sugar instead of regular white sugar.
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