This Salted Caramel Cake is perfectly delicious, and totally easy to make!
Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting
A warm chocolate cake, a layer of salted caramel buttercream frosting all covered with a chocolate butter cream…. you might want to grab a glass of milk! This delicious chocolate cake is seriously amazing!
And here’s the simple trick –
While other cake recipes use a dozen different ingredients, this recipe starts with chocolate cake mix you buy at the grocery store. It is simple, convenient, and totally fool-proof!
*If you have a favorite homemade chocolate cake recipe – feel free to use it!
Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
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Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
for the cake:
- 1 Box of Chocolate Cake Mix + ingredients on the back of the box
for the Salted Caramel Butter Cream:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon whipping cream
for the Chocolate Butter Cream:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons whipping cream
Instructions
- Make the chocolate cake into 2 round cakes as mentioned on package directions. Cool completely. Cover and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, vanilla, caramel, and salt. Slowly add the powdered sugar and milk. Beat until creamy.
- In another mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening, and vanilla. Slowly add the powdered sugar, cocoa, and milk. Beat until creamy.
- Spread the salted caramel butter cream on top of one round cake. Top with the other cake piece. Cover the entire cake with the chocolate butter cream and serve!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR – Jocelyn is the baker, photographer, and writer behind Inside BruCrew Life. She is married to her best friend, and they have three great kids. Jocelyn was a Food Contributor on Somewhat Simple in 2014.
I feel dumb for asking but does this recipe call for keeping the cake in the fridge for 3-4 days prior to serving it or is that supposed to mean it can only be saved for 3-4 days after making it?
This cake is amazing. I shared with many friends (because I would have eaten the whole thing by my self!) and every one of them wanted to recipe. I made it exactly as written the first time but this time I am going to pour the batter into two 9X2 cake pans. I am making it again for my mom’s birthday. Thanks for a great recipe.
What if I don’t have 3 days to let it sit? Will one do?
I just made this cake today for my husband’s birthday and man is it delicious! You can’t taste any coffee and both frostings are perfect. I doubled the chocolate frosting because I didn’t think I would have enough. Instead of shortening, I used coconut oil. used olive oil in the cake. It will be a hit tonight when we share it with our friends 🙂
Do you taste the coffee in this recipe? I cannot stand the taste of coffee but the cake looks delicious!
Am I able to use powdered buttermilk instead of wet and regular milk instead of whipping cream? Also, is it worth it to buy shortening or can I just use butter?
is it ok to omit the coffee since I can’t stand anything that has coffee in it? Do I need to substitute something else?
You could just use water in place of the coffee. I hope you enjoy the cake.
This looks amazing! We will most definitely be trying this recipe in the near future. Thanks so much for sharing it!
I made this cake tonight and it’s delicious!!! The salted caramel frosting is amazing!
Oh my goodness, this looks delish!!!! I’ll take 2 pieces, please! 🙂
I can’t wait to try this. I love the idea of a rectangular layer cake. How fun. Plus, my husband will go for anything with caramel.
I have to bring dessert for cards Saturday night and since I didn’t have a cake for my birthday, well, this looks like just the ticket. I’ll be thinking of that salted caramel filling until then,,,,!
This looks absolutely heavenly! Oh my word!
This look so yummy! Congrats on the new gig Jocelyn!
I wish I could have a piece right now! Love chocolate and caramel together 🙂
Yum, this looks delicious!!!
I’m still getting use to salty with my sweet. I love that this is only slightly salted. It’s also a gorgeous cake!