Best 15 Chocolate Caramel Cake With Butterscotch Frosting Recipes

BUTTERSCOTCH CAKE WITH CARAMEL ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans, or line with parchment paper.
• Combine brown sugar and butter for cake in a bowl; cream with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add vanilla extract, then add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed just until they are mixed in.
• Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with buttermilk, beating batter on low speed until well mixed, scraping down the bowl by hand as needed. Pour batter evenly into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each layer comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
• While cake cools, combine brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, milk, and flour for icing in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Continue to boil, stirring frequently to prevent burning, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons butter and vanilla extract. Cool the mixture, stirring occasionally, until it is still warm (but not hot) and has thickened enough to spread.
• Spread icing over the cake, moving fairly quickly because it will set as it cools. It will be a thin coating, not a thick layer. Let set completely before cutting into the cake.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL CAKE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, add eggs, milk, oil, vanilla extract and mix until smooth. Keep aside.In another mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda. Dump the dry mixture into the wet mixture, alternating with the hot water and mix until just combined.Pour batter in a greased/floured round cake pan (Dimensions: 9x3).Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool down completely.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL CAKE WITH BUTTERSCOTCH FROSTING

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake according to package directions for two 9-in. round baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and cream. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to medium. Do not stir. Cook for 3-6 minutes or until bubbles form in center of mixture and color is amber brown. Remove from the heat; stir in pecans. Cool at room temperature for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally., In a small bowl, whisk pudding mix and milk for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Fold in whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate until thickened, about 20 minutes., Place one cake layer on a serving platter; spread with 3/4 cup pudding mixture. Top with remaining cake layer; spread remaining pudding mixture over top and sides of cake. , If necessary, reheat pecan mixture over low heat to achieve a spreading consistency. Spoon pecan mixture around edge of cake. Store in the refrigerator.

LIZZIE'S OLD FASHIONED COCOA CAKE WITH CARAMEL ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour two 9-inch cake pans
• For the cake: Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside. With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Add the flour mixture in stages with 1 1/3 cups water, beginning and ending with the flour.
• Divide the batter evenly between the pans and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Turn the layers out onto racks that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
• For the caramel icing: Mix 3 cups of the sugar and the milk in a heavy 3-quart saucepan. Bring slowly to a boil and keep it hot. Caramelize the remaining cup of sugar in an iron skillet. Do this by cooking over medium-high heat and stirring and scraping the pan with a flat-edged spatula as the sugar melts. Continue to cook until the syrup turns to medium or dark brown in color. This occurs at about 320 degrees F to 350 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Do not scorch the syrup. Stream the syrup into the boiling sugar and milk mixture and cook to the soft ball stage, about 238 degrees F. Add the butter, vanilla extract and baking soda.
• Pour the hot mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer and beat as it cools until the icing is creamy, 15 to 20 minutes. Watch the icing because it will go from runny to too thick very quickly. Spread on the cake layers while the icing is still warm. If it becomes too stiff, add a few drops of hot water.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH BUTTERSCOTCH FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare the chocolate by melting it in the top of a double boiler, stirring until it is smooth. Add 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) of the butter and stir until it is melted and blended. Add the warm milk and stir until smooth. Set the chocolate aside to cool.
• Line the bottoms only of three 9-inch cake pans with circles of parchment paper, or grease each pan bottom only with solid shortening and dust lightly with flour. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
• Whip the egg whites until stiff using the wire beater of the mixer. Transfer the beaten whites to a separate bowl and set aside.
• In the mixer bowl, cream the remaining 1 1/2 sticks of butter and the sugar together until fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the melted, cooled chocolate and the vanilla. Mix well.
• With the mixer on very low, stir in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Do this by adding about a third of the flour and slowly stirring it in completely. Then add about half the buttermilk and stir it in. Continue adding flour and buttermilk in this manner, ending with the flour. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and stir again. With a long-handled spoon or spatula, fold and stir the beaten egg whites into the batter until the batter is smooth with no visible clumps of whites.
• Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans and bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Bake on the middle rack of the oven, allowing at least 1/4-inch clearance between the pans and the oven walls. The cake will rise above the pan edges as it bakes but will not spill over and will settle back down as it continues to bake. The cake is done when it begins to pull away from the sides of the pans and springs back to a light touch. Cool the layers in the pans for about 8 minutes.
• Run a knife around the edges of each pan and turn the layers out onto wire racks that have been sprayed with cooking spray. Cool the layers completely before frosting.
• For the frosting: Place the butterscotch morsels in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water or in the top of a double boiler. Stir until melted, then remove from the heat.
• In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the cream cheese until smooth. Add the butter and confectioner's sugar, and continue mixing. Add the melted butterscotch morsels and the heavy cream and vanilla, and mix until fully combined.
• To assemble the cake: Place one layer on a cake stand and spread with frosting. Frost each layer completely, top and sides, as it is added to the cake.

CHOCOLATE BUTTERFINGER-CARAMEL CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake according to package directions using a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• Poke holes in cake about 1-inch apart and 1-inch deep using handle of wooden spoon. Pour sweetened condensed milk over cake. Sprinkle with half of chopped Butterfinger. Pour caramel topping over Butterfinger.
• Spread whipped cream over cake; sprinkle with remaining chopped Butterfinger. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve. Refrigerate any uneaten cake.

BUTTERSCOTCH CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes. , Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, poke 12 holes in warm cake. Pour butterscotch topping over cake; cool completely. , Spread with whipped topping; sprinkle with candy. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY BUNDT CAKE RECIPE {NOTHING BUNDT CAKES COPYCAT}

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs, and water.
• In a small, microwaveable bowl, melt 1/2 cup white chocolate chips in 15-30 second intervals, stirring in between, until smooth. Pour melted chocolate into the cake mixture and stir until blended.
• Fold in the remaining white chocolate chips.
• Generously spray a 9" bundt pan with cooking spray. Pour in half of the batter, then top with raspberry jam. Top with the remaining batter.
• Bake 45-50 minutes, or until top is springy to the touch and a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool cake thoroughly in pan for about 90 minutes before inverting onto a plate. If desired, pipe the top with cream cheese frosting.

BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CARAMEL ICING

Steps:

• mix 1/2 cup sugar cocoa and shortening and water.
• put in microwave melt shorteniing.
• cool and add the rest of the sugar.
• sift dry ingredients.
• add alternately with buttermilk that has vanilla and eggs beaten inches.
• bake in moderate oven 350 for 40 minutes or until done.
• for icing.
• cook the sugars flour salt and boiling water 5 minutes pour cream in and cook until soft ball stage.
• remove and add butter and vanilla let cool and beat until ready to pour on cakle.

CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM FOR CHOCOLATE CARAMEL LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Make caramel: Pour 1/4 cup water into a medium heavy-bottom saucepan. Add 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved and syrup is clear. Continue to cook, without stirring, until syrup comes to a boil, washing down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush 2 or 3 times to prevent crystals from forming. Let syrup boil, gently swirling pan occasionally, until syrup is dark amber.
• Immediately remove from heat; carefully pour in cream (caramel will bubble vigorously). Stir caramel until smooth. Transfer to a bowl; let cool.
• Whisk together remaining 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, the egg whites, and salt in the heatproof bowl of a standing mixer. Set bowl over a pan of simmering water; whisk until sugar is dissolved and mixture registers 140 degrees on an instant-read thermometer.
• Return bowl to mixer; fit mixer with whisk attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until stiff. Reduce speed to medium low; add butter, a few tablespoons at a time. Continue whisking until smooth.
• Switch to paddle attachment. Add caramel and vanilla; beat on lowest speed until combined, 3 to 5 minutes. The buttercream can be made 2 days ahead and stored in the refrigerator. Before using, bring frosting to room temperature; return to mixer and beat with the paddle attachment until smooth.

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line muffin tins with cupcake liners (or use a 9X13 prepared baking pan or cake pans. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, & salt in a large bowl or in bowl of stand mixer. Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil, & vanilla. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. (Batter will be thin.) Scoop about 1/4 cup batter into each cupcake liner, or into a baking sheet, or cake pans. Bake for 20 about minutes (for cupcakes) or 28 minutes (approximately) for a baking pan at 350°F or until toothpick comes out clean. NOTE: I always check my cakes at 5 minutes less than the recommended baking time, just to be sure I don't overbake the cake. A toothpick inserted, should come out clean. Cool completely and frost. TO MAKE THE CARAMEL FROSTING: In a small saucepan, cook butter until browned. Pour through a fine mesh sieve into a heatproof bowl; set aside to cool. Pour cool browned butter into the bowl of a stand mixer. Add powdered sugar. Add cream, vanilla, caramel syrup, and salt and beat until powdered sugar is completely incorporated. *The original recipe listed 1 pound of powdered sugar. I like my icing a little thicker, but adjust to your preferences **I would say that the heavy cream is optional...maybe add more caramel syrup, to suit your taste Be sure to have all of your ingredients pre-measured and close at hand. In a large, deep skillet, over high heat, mix together sugar and 1/4 cup water. Cook until mixture turns a dark amber color. Reduce heat to medium. To avoid dangerously hot splatter, protect arms with long sleeves & hand with oven mitt, & cautiously, and very slowly, add 1/2 cup water. Stir until mixture has reduced slightly. Remove from heat and cool completely.

32K CARAMEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degres F.
• Spray two 8" round pans throughly with cooking spray.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together and set aside.
• Melt the 3/4 cup butter and 10 caramels, until liquid and integrated.
• I usually do this in the microwave but it can be done stovetop.
• Do not burn.
• Mix the brown sugar and the caramel butter mixture with an electric mixer until well integrated.
• Add the eggs one at a time and beat well, until smooth and lighter in colour.
• Mix in the flour mixture until blended and then beat at high speed for three or four minutes until batter is smooth and light in colour.
• Mix in the carrots and pecans until well blended and spread evenly between the two cake pans.
• Bake for about 30 minutes until browned and just pulling away from the sides of the pan.
• Cool cakes on racks.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter, 3 tablespoons brown sugar and 15 caramels until smooth (about 2 minutes in microwave, don't forget to stir!) Mix the melted caramels with the icing sugar and 3 tablespoons milk with an electric mixer until smooth.
• If required add an extra tablespoon milk to reach a good consistency for the icing.
• Spread icing on top of one cake layer, top with the other layer and cover sides and top evenly with the remaining icing.
• Melt the butterscotch and chocolate chips together (about 1 minute in microwave) stir well until smooth (heat longer if required).
• Spread a thin layer of chocolate mixture over the top of the cake (if desired let a bit drip down the sides as decoration).

DOBOS TORTA

Steps:

• Combine both chocolates in a heatproof bowl and melt over a saucepan of simmering water. Incorporate with a spatula. Cool slightly; the chocolate should remain fluid.
• Pour the sugar into a small saucepan, carefully pour ¼ cup (59 ml) of the water around the outside edge of the sugar, and carefully pull the water into the center of the sugar to moisten; this will help prevent the sugar from crystallizing. Cover, turn the heat to medium, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until the sugar has melted. Uncover and cook, without stirring, until the caramel is a golden honey color. (You can test this by putting a drop on a white plate.) Remove from the heat and carefully swirl the caramel a few times to cool, then stand back and carefully (again with the carefully), slowly whisk in 3 tablespoons (45 ml) water. The caramel should have a honey consistency; if it's too thick, add a few more drops of water.
• Whisk the caramel into the egg yolks in the bowl of a stand mixer (or a large heatproof bowl) and set over the saucepan of simmering water. Cook, whisking, until the mixture registers 140F (60°C) on an instant-read thermometer. Attach the bowl to the mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or use a handheld mixer in the bowl) and beat on medium speed until the mixture is cool; it will become thicker and lighter.
• With the mixer running, add the butter by the tablespoon until it is all incorporated. If the buttercream begins to separate, stop adding the butter and mix until it looks smooth again, then resume adding the butter. Add the salt and mix to combine, then scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• With the mixer on low, add the melted chocolate in 3 additions, followed by the vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and taste the buttercream. Mix in the remaining 1½ teaspoons water and give the buttercream another taste. The water opens up the flavor of the buttercream, sending the chocolate right into your taste buds.
• You can use the buttercream right away, or refrigerate for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 4 months. Be sure to bring it to room temperature before using, and beat it lightly in your mixture to restore its texture.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. With a dark marker, trace eight 9-­inch circles onto eight 11-­by-­17-­inch sheets of parchment, then flip the sheets over.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl, using a handheld mixer), cream the butter, confectioners' sugar, baking powder, and salt on medium-­high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the lemon zest, then reduce the speed to medium and add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and fold in the cake flour in 3 additions. Wash and dry the mixer bowl if using a stand mixer.
• In the bowl of the stand mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment (or in another large bowl, using the handheld mixer, with clean beaters), beat the egg whites on low speed until foamy. Add the cream of tartar, then gradually increase the mixer speed and slowly add the granulated sugar. Beat until the whites hold stiff peaks. Whisk one-­third of the beaten egg whites into the batter to loosen it, then gently fold in the remaining egg whites in 2 additions.
• Scoop the batter onto the sheets of parchment, dividing it evenly and placing it in the center of the circles you drew on the paper. (Look, I'm supposed to be a fancy pastry chef, and I just eyeball it, so just do your best to be accurate. It's gonna be amazing no matter what!) With a small offset spatula, spread the batter in a thin, even layer, filling the circles.
• Place 2 of the sheets of parchment on sheet pans and bake until the layers are golden brown and spring back when touched, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through baking. Let the layers cool completely, then run a large offset spatula under each layer to free it from the parchment. Repeat with the remaining layers, noting that the baking time may decrease with subsequent layers, since the pans are already warm. Be sure to set one of your layers away from where you will be assembling the cake-I have in fact accidentally frosted my intended caramel layer and then had to make a whole new batch of cake just to get another top.
• To assemble the cake: Arrange one cake layer on a serving plate and top with about a heaping ½ cup (115 grams) of the buttercream. Using a small offset spatula, spread it into a thin, even layer. Repeat with 6 more layers. Transfer a few tablespoons of the buttercream to a piping bag fitted with a small start tip and set aside, then frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining buttercream. Transfer the cake to the refrigerator and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or up to overnight, to set the buttercream. (The cake can be refrigerated for up to 3 days. Let come to room temperature before making the caramel triangles and garnishing the cake.)
• When the buttercream is set, remove the cake from the fridge and, with a knife, make very light marks on top of the cake to divide it into 16 or 18 wedges. Pipe a small rosette of the reserved buttercream onto the middle of each wedge.
• Place the reserved unfrosted cake layer on a sheet of parchment set on a cutting board, and have a large sharp knife, an offset spatula, and the flaky salt handy. Pour the sugar into a small frying pan set over medium heat. As the sugar begins to melt and brown at the edges, use a heatproof spatula to pull the melted sugar toward the center, but don't stir constantly, as this can make the caramel lumpy; if it does become lumpy, reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the lumps melt. Continue cooking until all the sugar is melted and the caramel is a deep reddish-­brown color and just starting to foam. Immediately remove from the heat and, working quickly, pour the caramel over the cake layer, using an offset spatula to coat it in a thin, even layer. Sprinkle with flaky salt. Let the caramel cool slightly; as the caramel begins to set, slide your knife through the top of the butter to coat it and score the layer into 16 or 18 pieces, using the paper to rotate the layer and sliding the knife through the butter again between scores to coat it. Then, when the caramel is firm enough to cut through, cut through! You want the caramel to be set enough that you can cut it without shattering, but if you cut too soon, it will pull the caramel off the cake and stick to the knife, and you'll be pissed off. As you're cutting, keep in mind that the outside will set more quickly than the center. Then let the caramel-­topped triangles cool completely.
• Once they are cool, arrange the triangles on the top of the cake, points facing inward: Balance the triangles on one long edge, using the rosettes for support, so that they stand up like a fan on the top of the cake. Cut the cake into wedges to serve.

CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING FOR BROWN-SUGAR LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/4 cups sugar and the water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Brush down sides of pan with a damp pastry brush, and cook, without stirring, until dark amber. Remove from heat, and gradually stir in cream until completely smooth.
• Whisk together remaining sugar and the egg whites in the bowl of a mixer set over a pot of simmering water. Whisk until sugar dissolves and mixture is warm. Transfer bowl to a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and whisk on medium-high speed until fluffy and cool and stiff peaks form, about 10 minutes. Add butter, 2 tablespoons at a time, whisking well after each addition. Whisk in vanilla. Slowly pour in caramel with mixer on medium speed, and whisk until completely incorporated. Continue to whisk until smooth, about 3 minutes. Use immediately, or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate up to 3 days. Before using, bring to room temperature, and beat until smooth.

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CARAMEL-MILK CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper. Whisk flour and next 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Beat in dry ingredients in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions. Beat in 1/2 cup lukewarm water. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Divide batter among prepared pans (about 2 1/3 cups for each). Smooth tops. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, about 22 minutes. Cool completely in pans on racks. Invert cakes onto 9-inch-diameter cardboard rounds or tart pan bottoms (cakes are delicate). Peel off parchment.
• For frosting:
• Combine milk chocolate and bittersweet chocolate in large bowl. Stir sugar and 1/2 cup water in medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Boil without stirring until syrup is deep amber color, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan, about 10 minutes. Carefully and slowly add whipping cream (mixture will bubble vigorously). Stir over low heat until any hard caramel bits dissolve and mixture is smooth. Pour caramel over chocolate; let stand 1 minute to allow chocolate to soften, then whisk until chocolate is melted and smooth. Chill chocolate-caramel frosting until completely cool, about 2 hours. Let stand 1 hour at room temperature before continuing.
• Using electric mixer, beat frosting just until color resembles milk chocolate and frosting is easily spreadable, about 1 minute (do not overbeat or frosting will become stiff and grainy). If necessary to correct graininess, set bowl with frosting over saucepan of simmering water for 10-second intervals, whisking just until frosting is smooth and spreadable.
• Place 1 cake layer on platter, flat side up. Spread 1 cup frosting evenly over top. Top with second cake layer, flat side up, pressing slightly to adhere. Spread 1 cup frosting over top. Top with third cake layer, rounded side up, pressing slightly. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake, swirling decoratively. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover with cake dome and store at room temperature.)