Pour la France's Fudge Caramel Cake
Recipe
- Title:
- Pour la France's Fudge Caramel Cake
- Categories:
- Cakes, Desserts, Sauces
- Yield:
- 10 servings
Ingredients
- 2
- 9-inch layers of choc. Cake
- 1/3 c Light Corn Syrup
- 1
- Fudge Icing (Recipe)
- 1 c Brown Sugar, firmly packed
- 1
- Caramel Sauce (Recipe)
- 2 ts Butter
- 1 1/2 c Cashews, roasted, unsalted
- 1/8 ts Salt
- 2 c Heavy Cream
- 1/3 c Heavy Cream
- 2 1/2 lb Semisweet Chocolate
Directions
- FOR CAKE: Slice round cake layers horizontally in half to make 4 round cake layers.
- Place 1 layer on plate and top with Fudge Icing, Caramel Sauce and Cashews.
- Repeat with next 2 cake layers.
- Place final cake layer on top, frost top and sides of cake with Fudge Icing and cover sides of cake with chopped cashews.
- FUDGE ICING: Bring cream to boil.
- Stir in chocolate until melted and smooth.
- This will be very soft but will harden when cooled.
- Refrigerate until workable consistency.
- NOTE: The time it takes to get to a workable consistency depends on the weather.
- This is much like making fudge candy.
- The author, (Arlene Lightsey), made this sauce on a cool, clear day and had no problem.
- CARAMEL SAUCE: Bring first 4 ingredients to boil and reduce to thick syrup.
- Very carefully, (because it will splatter), add cream.
- Refrigerate until cool.
- Recipe from Pastry Chef Jenny Mattingsley, of Pour la France, 7959 Broadway, San Antonio, Texas......
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