SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CAKE
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Combine cocoa powder and some water in a bowl and whisk.
- 2Add sugar and butter to the cocoa mixture and mix.
- 3Add flour to the mixture.
- 4Pour the chocolate cake batter into three 8-inch cake tins.
- 5Bake the chocolate cake layers in the oven.
- 6Melt sugar in a pan until it turns into a caramel.
- 7Add butter, hot cream, salt, and vanilla to the melted sugar and mix to make the caramel sauce.
- 8Make a Swiss meringue buttercream using brown sugar for extra flavor.
- 9Spread a layer of brown sugar meringue buttercream on the first chocolate cake layer.
- 10Pipe a ring of buttercream around the edge of the cake.
- 11Pour a layer of caramel inside the buttercream ring on the cake.
- 12Place the next chocolate cake layer on top and repeat the buttercream and caramel layers.
- 13Cover the entire cake with buttercream and smooth it out using a spatula.
- 14Pour a final layer of caramel on top of the cake, spreading it evenly.
- 15Use a spatula to create a swirl design in the caramel on top of the cake.
Ingredients
- cocoa powder
- sugar
- butter
- flour
- salt
- cream
- vanilla
- brown sugar
Equipment
bowlwhiskstand mixercake tinsovenpanspatulapiping bag
Tips
- Don't be intimidated by making caramel.
- When making the cake, don't add too much caramel between layers as it will cause the cake to fall apart.
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