This easy caramel sauce hack makes simple work of a fancy-looking cake. If you’re super-short on time, whisk caramel sauce into pre-made frosting too.
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Yields:
12 serving(s)
Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 20 mins
Ingredients
For cake
1
(425g) box vanilla cake mix, plus ingredients on box
75g
caramel sauce
For frosting
150g
butter, softened
300g
icing sugar (powdered)
1Tbsp.
milk
25g
caramel sauce
For decoration
caramel sauce
flaky sea salt
caramel chocolates, such as Tunnocks Caramel Wafers
Directions
Step 1Preheat oven to 170°C (150°C Fan) mark 3. Grease and line a 20.5cm round cake tin.
Step 2In a large bowl, prepare cake batter according to package directions. Remove a third of the batter to a separate bowl and stir in the caramel sauce.
Step 3Alternate putting spoonfuls of half the vanilla and caramel batters into the tin. Swirl together briefly, then bake for 50 minutes. Leave to cool for 10 minutes, then remove on to a wire rack and cool completely.
Step 4Put the butter, icing sugar and milk in a large bowl. Whisk together with an electric hand whisk until combined and fluffy. Whisk in the caramel sauce. Alternatively, put all the frosting ingredients in a food processor and whiz until smooth.
Step 5Put the cake on a serving plate and slice horizontally into two equal layers. Take off the top layer and set aside. Spread half the frosting over the bottom layer. Drizzle over a little caramel sauce and sprinkle over a little sea salt. Put the second cake layer on top and spread over the remaining frosting. Drizzle over more caramel sauce and decorate with the caramel chocolates, more sauce and a sprinkling of flaky sea salt.
Monaz Dumasia is a food writer, stylist and recipe developer with years of experience in the industry. Having previously worked on the Good Housekeeping food team, Monaz now develops exciting and fun recipes from her home kitchen, and always knows how to create the perfect twist for some of the most iconic recipes.
When Monaz isn't cooking she's doing calligraphy, and thinking up loads more wild recipes ideas.
