Description
This chocolate fudge birthday cake with salted caramel is perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, and celebrations that need a wow factor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot coffee
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (for caramel)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (for caramel and buttercream)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (for caramel)
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 3 cups powdered sugar (for buttercream)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (for buttercream)
- 4 oz melted semi-sweet chocolate (for buttercream)
- 2 tbsp heavy cream (for buttercream)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare three 8-inch cake pans.
- Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
- Beat eggs with sugars, then add buttermilk, oil, and vanilla.
- Stir in hot coffee to deepen flavor.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients and divide into pans.
- Bake 30–35 minutes and cool on wire racks.
- In a saucepan, cook caramel using butter, brown sugar, and cream, then add salt and let cool.
- Beat butter until fluffy then add powdered sugar, cocoa, melted chocolate, and cream to make buttercream.
- Stack cake layers with buttercream in between and pour caramel over top.
- Pipe buttercream swirls on top and chill before serving.
Notes
- Let caramel cool fully before pouring.
- Add chocolate chips for extra texture.
- Refrigerate overnight for easier slicing.
- Use room-temperature ingredients for best texture.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 48g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 65g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 80mg