Caramel Cloud Cake

Directions

  1. 1To prepare the caramel whipped cream, heat brown sugar on low flame until it's fully melted and runny.
  2. 2Whisk in hot cream.
  3. 3Let it cool down, then mix in cold cream, vanilla and salt and thoroughly chill in the fridge.
  4. 4In the meanwhile, prepare the brown sugar chiffon cake. Separate the eggs into whites and yolks.
  5. 5Whisk the whites while slowly adding in brown sugar until you get a stiff and glossy meringue.
  6. 6To the yolks, add more sugar, milk and vanilla, then sift in flour, corn starch, salt and baking powder.
  7. 7Finally, slowly and very gently fold the egg yolk mixture into the meringue until you have a light and fluffy cake batter.
  8. 8Divide it into the cake tins and bake.
  9. 9Once the caramel cream is chilled, whip it until it becomes thick and fluffy.
  10. 10Lastly, make a simple chocolate ganache using caramel milk chocolate.

Ingredients

  • brown sugar
  • hot cream
  • cold cream
  • vanilla
  • salt
  • eggs
  • brown sugar
  • sugar
  • milk
  • vanilla
  • flour
  • corn starch
  • salt
  • baking powder
  • caramel milk chocolate
  • brown sugar simple syrup
  • crunchy caramel bits

Equipment

cake tins

Tips

  • To assemble, cut each cake into two layers.
  • First brush on a brown sugar simple syrup, then spread on the caramel whipped cream, make a well and pour in the ganache.
  • Repeat with all the layers and slather the cake in the whipped cream frosting.
  • Decorate with a drizzle of ganache as well as some crunchy caramel bits.