Chocolate Layer Cake With Salted Caramel Frosting - Cuisinart TOA-60KR Instruction And Recipe Booklet

Chocolate Layer Cake with Salted
Caramel Frosting
Chocolate, caramel and salt are an unstoppable combination. If looking
to save time, you can purchase caramel sauce to mix into the frosting.
Makes 1 cake, 12 servings
Chocolate Cake:
1 cup unbleached, all-purpose flour
1 / cup cocoa powder, sifted
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1 teaspoon espresso powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cubed and
room temperature
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ cup buttermilk
Frosting:
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter,
cubed and room temperature, divided
1½ cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 tablespoons heavy cream, divided
¼ cup granulated sugar
Water
Flaked sea salt, for sprinkling (optional)
1. Prepare the cake: Fit the oven with the rack in Position 1. Coat a
9-inch round cake pan with softened butter or nonstick cooking
spray; reserve.
2. Put the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking soda, baking
powder and salt into a large mixing bowl. Whisk to combine; reserve.
3. Put butter and sugars into a large mixing bowl. Using a hand or
stand mixer, mix the butter and sugars together until light and
creamy. On a low speed, slowly add the egg, yolk and vanilla extract.
Scrape down as necessary.
4. Add 1 / of the dry ingredients and, while mixing on low, add ½ of the
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buttermilk. While still mixing on low, gradually add an additional
the dry ingredients and then the rest of the buttermilk. Finish with the
remaining dry ingredients and gently mix until combined.
5. Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan.
6. Set to Bake at 175ºC for about 20 minutes. After 5 minutes, transfer
the cake to the preheated oven. Bake until cake springs back to the
touch, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to fully cool.
Once room temperature, transfer to a refrigerator to chill.
7. Prepare the frosting: Using a hand or stand mixer, mix 2 sticks of the
butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until light and creamy. Add the
vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons of the cream and continue to mix
until fluffy. Reserve.
8. Put the granulated sugar with enough water to just cover (should
resemble wet sand) in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan. Set over
medium heat and allow to cook until sugar is the color of light maple
syrup. As soon as the sugar achieves that color, remove from heat
and very carefully whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and
cream. Cool to room temperature.
9. Once cool, mix 3 tablespoons of the caramel sauce into the frosting;
reserve the remaining tablespoon for finishing the cake.
10. Once the cake is sufficiently cooled, remove from the refrigerator
and halve to make two even layers. Put one onto a cake stand or
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