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The Salted Caramel & Chocolate Cake My Guests Always Ask For
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 50 min
- Serves
- 12
- Calories
- 450 kcal
- Protein
- 6.00 g
- Carbs
- 50.00 g
- Fat
- 24.00 g
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cupsall-purpose flour
- ¾ cupunsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cupsgranulated sugar
- 1 ½ tspbaking powder
- ½ tspsea salt
- ¾ cupsalted butter, softened
- 3 largeeggs, room temperature
- 1 cupheavy cream
- 1 cupsemi-sweet dark chocolate chips
- ½ tspsea salt flakes (for topping)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two round cake pans.
- 2
In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- 3
In another bowl, cream together softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time.
- 4
Gradually mix in the dry ingredients along with heavy cream until just combined.
- 5
Divide batter between prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- 6
Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks.
- 7
For the salted caramel sauce: melt sugar over medium heat until golden brown. Stir in butter and heavy cream with a pinch of sea salt.
- 8
Assemble the cake by layering with salted caramel sauce between layers and on top.