It was another great week, thank you everyone for linking up your amazing recipes. I don’t know about you, but my ‘To Make’ list is growing at a crazy rate – if only there was enough time to make it all! This week we have something special for you – The Best Caramel Cake Recipe ever!
This week I’m sharing the Best Ever Caramel Cake Recipe, a huge thanks goes out to one of my lovely readers who sent me this a few weeks ago – thank you Carla Durand! When I saw the ingredients, I was intrigued – Caramel Top & Fill plus Caramello Chocolate PLUS White Chocolate?!?! Although my sweet tooth was aching this recipe sounded amazing and I knew I had to make it.
Fortunately I had a great excuse to get baking last week, when my husband asked me to provide some morning tea for a work meeting. I eagerly purchased all of the ingredients a few days before and went on a mad baking spree last Wednesday, which resulted in a batch of Jam Drops, Ferrero Rocher and Nutella Buttercream Cupcakes, this cake as well as a Potato Bake for dinner!
This cake took no time at all to put together. The original recipe suggests melting the butter, chocolate and water in the microwave, however in a bid to cut down on washing up, I melted these ingredients in a medium saucepan that was big enough to add the remaining ingredients to, making it a one bowl (saucepan) cake!
My arm did get a great work out whisking it all together, and if you decided to use an electric mixer to combine all the ingredients together, I certainly wouldn’t hold it against you!
After removing the cake from the oven, I waited 20 minutes before i removed it from the tin and transferred it to a wire rack. I let it cool a little more, so it was still a little warm to the touch before I used the remaining Caramel Top & Fill to ice it. As stunning as all of that golden carmel looked, to break the colour up, I added 2 x 80g bags of Maltesers (ok a few may have been missing) to the top as decorations.
While I didn’t get the opportunity to try a piece (I know, the least my husband could have done was bought a slice home!) I was assured it tasted amazing and he actually preferred it over the Ferrero Rocher and Nutella Buttercream cupcakes I also sent along for morning tea – big call!
Find the Best Ever Caramel Cake Recipe here:
Fabulous Foodie Fridays #10 - The Best Ever Caramel Cake
Ingredients
- 200 g unsalted butter - chopped
- 100 g white chocolate
- 220 g block of Cadbury Caramello Chocolate
- 1 tin Nestle Caramel Top n Fill
- ¼ cup of brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs - lightly beaten
- 1 cup of plain flour - sifted
- 1 cup self raising flour - sifted
- 2 x 80g packs of Maltesers to decorate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 150ºc
- Line a 20cm round cake tin with baking paper, on the bottom and around the sides.
- Combine butter, chocolate with 200 mls of water in a medium saucepan over medium heat and cook until melted together - set aside to cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, mix the Caramel Top n Fill until it’s a smooth consistency. Add ¾ of the Top n Fill, brown sugar and vanilla, to the chocolate mix & stir well.
- Add eggs and mix well.
- Sift in flours whisking as you go to prevent any lumps. If you are after a good work out, you can whisk the mixture by hand in the saucepan until it’s combined and smooth, or alternatively you can use and electric mixer and beat for approximately one minute until it is smooth.
- Pour into the lined cake tin and cook for 1hr and 20mins, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out with moist crumbs on it.
- To decorate, you can use the remaining Caramel Top & Fill and spread all over the cake and decorate with Maltesers like I did. You could also decorate with a milk or white chocolate ganache.
- This cake will keep wrapped and in an air tight container for 5 - 7 days - that is if you haven’t already eaten it all!
Malinda
oh my goodness – that looks so decadent. Would certainly hit the sweet spot.
Lauren @ Create Bake Make
It sure does!
EssentiallyJess
Oh I don’t know I could go that much caramel!
But I would give it a try. 🙂
Lauren @ Create Bake Make
I know, I though it would have been too much but was too intrigued not to try it. You will have to make it, you won’t regret it!
Fiona
Ooh first toime at this linkup…. I think I’ll be a regular 🙂
Lauren @ Create Bake Make
Welcome! So lovely to have you here 🙂
Grace
Caramel is the perfect flavour for cold winter nights. Perfect with a steaming cup of tea 🙂 You know, you’re the reason why your husband’s doing so well at work 🙂 x
Lauren @ Create Bake Make
I’m going to tell him that Grace 🙂
cybele@blahblah
Oh, I need this cake in my life. It looks amazing x
Lauren @ Create Bake Make
It’s so easy, just do it! Thank you for visiting 🙂
Sarah@tomfo
That cake looks amazing, I’m a huge caramel fan, and I have a can of the caramel top and fill in the cupboard, thanks I think we might make it this weekend! x
Lauren @ Create Bake Make
Thanks Sarah. Let me know if you do make it, would love to hear how it goes.
Ai Sakura
Oh my that looks soooo delicious!!
Ai @ Sakura Haruka
Lauren @ Create Bake Make
Thank you! It does taste pretty amazing 🙂
Renee at Mummy, Wife, Me
Your husband’s work must love you, Lauren!! That cake looks amazing, as do all of the recipes each week. I’m looking forward to trying a couple of your recipes this weekend for my daughter’s fourth birthday party. Eek!
Lauren @ Create Bake Make
Thanks Renee, I hope the birthday party goes well xx
DM Du Jour
Thank you so much for featuring my spicy chicken rice bowl recipe! 😀 Posted more recipes this week.
Lauren @ Create Bake Make
No problem at all, thank you for linking up with us again! So happy to have discovered your great blog. I hope you are having a lovely weekend.
Anne Green
Thanks Lauren for featuring my Pumpkin & Walnut cake. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Your caramel cake looks amazing – totally decadent as all the very best cakes are!
Lauren @ Create Bake Make
Hi Anne, Thank you for linking up with us – such a great recipe. I also love your Barossa Pudding, I think it would be perfect for naughty Sunday brunch 🙂