Description
Indulge in the delightful experience of our Salted Caramel Cake, a showstopper dessert that perfectly balances sweet and salty flavors. This moist vanilla cake is layered with rich homemade salted caramel and topped with a luxurious salted caramel buttercream, making it an ideal centerpiece for any celebration, from birthdays to weddings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 140 g granulated sugar (for caramel)
- 1 1/2 tbsp water
- 40 g butter
- 150 g heavy cream
- big pinch of salt
- 340 g all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 180 g butter (room temperature)
- 300 g granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs (room temperature)
- 240 g sour cream (room temperature)
- 60 g vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 400 g butter (for buttercream)
- 660 g powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2–3 tbsp caramel
Instructions
- Prepare the salted caramel sauce by melting sugar and water in a saucepan until golden brown. Stir in butter, heavy cream, and salt until smooth. Set aside to cool.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). In one bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, beat room-temperature butter and sugar until fluffy; add eggs one at a time, then mix in sour cream, oil, and vanilla.
- Combine dry ingredients into wet mixture until just blended.
- Divide batter into prepared pans and bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool layers on a rack.
- For the buttercream, beat room-temperature butter until creamy; gradually add powdered sugar and mix in vanilla and caramel sauce until desired consistency is reached.
- Assemble by layering cooled cakes with salted caramel sauce and topping with buttercream.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice - approximately 100g
- Calories: 385
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 80mg