Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake

I know a lot of people with birthdays this month, and this little beauty is for my dad. Every year he asks for a chocolate cake, but this year I thought I would make it extra special...

I covered this little 5 layer cake in fudge frosting, drizzled caramel all over it, then topped it off with my favorite chocolate chip cookie and a nice hit of flour de sel. Are you drooling yet?

This is my absolute favorite chocolate cake, I have been making this cake for years it is my absolute go to. It never disappoints and is always a crowd pleaser. It also helps that it is the easiest cake to make on this planet. You don't have to cream or whip anything, you just throw it into a big bowl and mix, it's the best.

P.S. if you are not putting coffee in your chocolate cake, you need to! That is my secret. shhhhhh

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Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake:

1 3/4 c lour 2 c sugar 3/4 c dark cocoa 2 t baking soda 1 t baking powder

1 t salt

2 eggs

1 c coffee (cold)

1 c buttermilk

1/2 c veg oil

1 t vanilla

Salted Caramel:

1 c sugar

1 stick butter

1/2 c heavy cream

1 t vanilla bean or vanilla extract

pinch of salt

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Chocolate Cake:

1. preheat the oven to 350 F, i'm fancy and like to make my own buttermilk (the real reason is i'm too lazy to go to the store for buttermilk) so i start by mixing a cup of milk with a splash (1T) of vinegar and letting that sit for one minute.

2. mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl, and just dump in all of your wet ingredients and mix well with a whisk. see i told you this was the easiest thing ever.

3. Pour into sprayed pans and bake until a tooth pick comes out clean, about 30 minutes for a 6in' pan.

Salted Caramel:

1. put butter, cream, and sugar in a sauce pan over medium heat.

2. bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer, timer for 3 minutes stirring with a wooden spoon

3. once thick add salt and vanilla

4. let cool and enjoy!