SWEET AND SALTY CAKE
Steps:
- CAKE: Preheat oven to 325°. Butter three 8-inch round cake pans. Combine cocoa powder, hot water, and sour cream. Sift flour, baking power, baking soda, and salt together. Beat butter and shortening on medium speed, 5 minutes. Add both sugars and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs. Add vanilla and mix well. Add flour mixture, alternating with cocoa mixture, in three portions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Bake 35-40 minutes. Cool for 20 minutes. CARAMEL: In a small saucepan, combine cream and fleur de sel. Bring to a simmer over very low heat until salt has dissolved. In a medium saucepan, combine water, sugar, and corn syrup, stirring carefully. Cook over high heat about 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 1 minute. Add cream mixture to sugar mixture. Whisk in sour cream. Let caramel cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until time to assemble the cake. GANCHE: Put the chocolate in a bowl and set aside. Bring the cream to a simmer over very low heat. In a medium saucepan, combine water, sugar, and corn syrup, stirring carefully. Cook over high heat for 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat and let caramel cool for 1 minute. Add cream to the caramel. Stir slowly for 2 minutes. Then, pour caramel over chocolate. Let sit for 1 minute. Slowly stir in a circle until chocolate is completely melted. Let cool. Mix on low speed until the bowl feels cool to the touch. Increase speed to medium-high and gradually add butter. Beat on high speed until mixture is fluffy. ASSEMBLE: Spread caramel over the top of 1 cake layer. Spread ganache frosting over the caramel. Sprinkle fleur de sel over the frosting. Top with the 2nd cake layer. Spread with frosting and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon fleur de sel. Top with the 3rd cake layer. Spread with caramel. Crumb coat the cake and put in refrigerator for 15 minutes. Frost the sides and top. Garnish with a sprinkle of fleur de sel.
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Amandalee Marry
[email protected]This cake was easy to make and turned out great! I used a gluten-free flour blend and it worked perfectly. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the frosting was the perfect finishing touch.
momen parvej
[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck and it was a big hit! Everyone loved the unique flavor combination. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Ayaan Rehman
[email protected]This cake was a bit dry, but the flavor was good. I would recommend adding more liquid to the batter next time.
Daniel Edwards
[email protected]I made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best cake he'd ever had. I will definitely be making this cake again for special occasions.
Amahle Mdluli
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still very good. I would recommend using less sugar in the batter next time.
FAHAD FAHAD
[email protected]I've made this cake several times now and it's always a winner. It's the perfect balance of sweet and salty, and the frosting is to die for. I highly recommend this recipe!
Desire Lemon
[email protected]This cake was easy to make and turned out great! I used a gluten-free flour blend and it worked perfectly. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the frosting was the perfect finishing touch.
Ledri Ajazi
[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck and it was a big hit! Everyone loved the unique flavor combination. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Bimala Aryal
[email protected]This cake was a bit dry, but the flavor was good. I would recommend adding more liquid to the batter next time.
klaudia Clair
[email protected]I made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best cake he'd ever had. I will definitely be making this cake again for special occasions.
Nischal Bhattarai
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still very good. I would recommend using less sugar in the batter next time.
Chris Official
[email protected]I've made this cake several times now and it's always a winner. It's the perfect balance of sweet and salty, and the frosting is to die for. I highly recommend this recipe!
mohamed
[email protected]This cake was easy to make and turned out great! I used a gluten-free flour blend and it worked perfectly. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the frosting was the perfect finishing touch.
Taimoor Sial
[email protected]I made this cake for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the unique flavor combination. I would highly recommend this recipe.
Rosalyn Ebison
[email protected]This cake was absolutely delicious! The combination of sweet and salty flavors was perfect, and the cake was moist and fluffy. I will definitely be making this again.