Hannah Obee's Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
12-14
ingredients
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FOR THE CAKE
- 115 g salted butter, plus extra for greasing (4 1/8 oz)
- 225 g chocolate (70% cocoa - 7 7/8 oz)
- 150 ml milk (5 1/8 oz)
- 225 g muscovado sugar (7 7/8 oz)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, separated
- 150 ml creme fraiche (5 1/8 oz)
- 225 g self-raising flour (7 7/8 oz)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sea salt, crystals
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FOR THE CARAMEL
- 450 g caster sugar (1 lb)
- 2 tablespoons golden syrup
- 115 g salted butter (4 1/8 oz)
- 125 ml double cream (4 1/4 oz)
- 2 tablespoons creme fraiche
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FOR THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE
- 225 g chocolate (70-80% cocoa solids - 7 7/8 oz)
- 250 ml double cream (8 1/2 oz)
- 2 teaspoons sea salt, crystals to taste
directions
- FIRST MAKE THE CARAMEL:.
- Pour 100ml (3/8 cup) water into large saucepan.
- Add the sugar and golden syrup, gently cook until melted, then turn up the heat a bit and cook until the caramel is a dark goldenbrown colour.
- Swirl the pan occasionally to prevent sticking but Do Not STIR.
- Turn off the heat and carefully whisk in the butter, double cream and creme fraiche - it will bubble up quite high! (Be CAREFUL).
- Whisk until smooth, then leave to cool until slightly set.
- *You can make this up to 3 days in advance and chill in the fridge - just gently reheat until soft enough to spread before assembling the cake.
- NOW MAKE THE CAKE:.
- Heat oven to 180C/160Cfan/gas 4. (356ºF).
- Grease a 23cm (9") springform cake pan and line the base with parchment paper.
- Melt chocolate, butter and milk in a large pan over a low heat, stirring until smooth.
- Remove from heat, then beat in the sugar and vanilla.
- Cool slightly.
- Beat the egg yolks and creme fraiche together, then mix this into the chocolate mixture, followed by the flour and baking powder.
- Whisk the egg whites in a clean bowl until stiff peaks form.
- Stir a third of the egg whites into the cake mix, then gently fold in the rest along with the sea salt.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake 40-50 mins until firm to touch.
- Leave to cool for 20 mins, then remove from pan and finish cooling on wire rack.
- FOR THE GANACHE:.
- Heat the chocolate and cream together over a low heat until the chocolate has melted.
- Pour into bowl to cool.
- TO ASSEMBLE:.
- Slice the cooled cake in half horizontally.
- Sandwich together with some of your caramel - you may not need it all, but be generous in order to balance the bittersweet ganache topping.
- Spread the ganache over the top of the cake and sprinkle with some sea salt crystals and truffles, if you like.
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