- 40 mins
- 220 mins
Ingredients
- Cake
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ devil's food cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups stout beer
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- Chocolate Frosting
- 12 oz semisweet baking chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
- 1/2 cup butter
- Caramel Filling
- 6 tablespoons caramel topping
Preparation
Step 1
1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms only of three 9- or 8-inch round cake pans. Make cake batter as directed on box, using cake mix, beer, the oil and eggs. Pour about 1 1/2 cups batter into each pan.
2 Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely.
3 Meanwhile, for frosting, place chocolate in medium mixing bowl. In 2-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream and butter to just boiling over medium heat. Pour cream mixture over chocolate; stir with whisk until melted and smooth. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour; stir. Refrigerate about 1 to 1 1/2 hours more or until spreading consistency.
4 Place 1 cake layer on serving plate. Frost top of layer with 1 cup of the frosting. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons caramel topping. Top with another cake layer, 1 cup of the frosting and remaining 3 tablespoons caramel topping. Top with remaining cake layer and frosting. Garnish with chunks of chocolate covered caramels with sea salt, if desired.
Expert Tips
* For even more chocolate flavor, use a chocolate stout beer.