flourless chocolate cake w/ caramel filling

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92 Pinches
Cullowhee, NC
Updated on Feb 19, 2013

Perfect for Valentine's Day, Anniversary, Birthday or any romantic evening!

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yield 3 Triple Layer Cake + more

Ingredients

  • CARAMEL FILLING:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons corn syrup, light
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 stick butter, cold, cut into pieces
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • CAKE:
  • 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 sticks butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 x large eggs
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup strong brewed coffee
  • GANACHE:
  • 8 ounces dark baking chocolate, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • MATERIALS NEEDED:
  • medium heart or circle shaped cookie cutter

How To Make flourless chocolate cake w/ caramel filling

  • Step 1
    CARAMEL FILLING: In a medium sauce pan, combine the sugar & syrup. Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally with a rubber spatula. Once it is caramel colored, add the butter & stir until the butter is melted. Add the cream & stir until it's all combined. Bring it back to the heat if you get clumps & stir it until they're dissolved. Add the salt & vanilla. Refrigerate overnight until it's pretty firm. Beat it with the cold butter until smooth & add powdered sugar.
  • Step 2
    CAKE: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9" x 13" pan with parchment paper. Melt the butter & then add the chocolate, whisking until the chocolate is melted & the mixture is smooth. Meanwhile, beat the eggs & sugar for about five minutes until they are very pale & about doubled in volume. Slowly add the vanilla & coffee. Then sift in the cocoa powder & salt & mix until smooth. Slowly add in the chocolate & butter mixture until smooth. Poor into the prepared pan & bake for about 35 minutes or until the top has a thin crust, the edges are set, and a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs attached. Put it in the fridge if you want it to cool faster before you begin assembling.
  • Step 3
    GANACHE: Melt together slowly in the microwave on low power & whisk until smooth.
  • Step 4
    ASSEMBLY: Cut six heart or circle shapes out of the cake with a heart or circle shaped cookie cutter. Frost the inside with the caramel filling, making 2 three layered towers. Pour the ganache over the top. NOTE: You can smash all the spare pieces of the cake back together & frost them.

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