I was disappointed with the White Out cake so I decided to do a cake that I was sure would turn out pretty spectacular, chocolate and caramel can never be wrong. I was meeting up with a friend who was visiting around valentines so I made him a box of cupcakes.
The Verdict: I guess I have a different taste in cake because I found this cake too dry and not chocolate enough. Baked, you've failed me again! Other than that, this recipe was super heavy on the caramel. Caramel sauce and carmel buttercream on top of a chocolate cake that didn't have much chocolate wasn't the ideal balance.
Tips for Next Time: I made these into cupcakes and ended up with tons of caramel leftover. Maybe if you're layering a cake it works out but for cupcakes I had at least a full cup of caramel sauce leftover. I saved it and have gradually been using it in my coffee. Mmmmhmm. If I was to make something like this in the future I'd use my go-to chocolate cake recipe, use the caramel sauce from the book and a chocolate ganache frosting. By the way, if you're layering cupcakes, the caramel sauce is really slippery so any frosting put on top of it will slide off. I learned this the hard way.
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