Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
Decadent chocolate cake with layers of salted caramel and rich ganache
A rich, moist chocolate cake layered with silky salted caramel and finished with glossy chocolate ganache for the ultimate dessert experience.
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake layers
all-purpose flour
250 g
cocoa powder
75 g
granulated sugar
300 g
butter
200 g
eggs
3 piece
milk
250 ml
baking powder
10 g
baking soda
5 g
salt
5 g
Salted caramel
granulated sugar
200 g
butter
100 g
heavy cream
200 ml
flaky sea salt
8 g
Chocolate ganache
dark chocolate
200 g
heavy cream
200 ml
butter
30 g
Instructions
Prepare cake layers
Preheat oven and prepare cake pans
Mix chocolate batter
Combine dry ingredients, cream butter and sugar, add eggs and milk
Bake cake layers
Bake chocolate cake layers until toothpick comes out clean
Make salted caramel
Cook sugar to amber caramel, add butter and cream, finish with salt
Prepare chocolate ganache
Heat cream, pour over chocolate, add butter and stir until smooth
Assemble the cake
Layer cake with caramel and chocolate ganache
Chill and set
Refrigerate cake to set the layers
Storage
Store covered in the refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before serving for best texture.
Notes
• Can be made a day ahead and stored in the fridge
• The cake tastes even better the next day as flavors develop
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