Salted Caramel Cake Recipe
Want a show-stopping dessert? This Salted Caramel Cake Recipe is moist, flavorful, and totally irresistible. Discover how to make it now!
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 4 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk room temperature
- 2 cups granulated sugar for caramel sauce
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter for caramel sauce
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1½ teaspoons flaky sea salt plus more for garnish
- 1½ cups unsalted butter for frosting
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for frosting
- 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream for frosting consistency
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare three 8-inch cake pans with parchment paper, butter, and flour.
- Whisk dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt) in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy (3-4 minutes).
- Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry.
- Divide batter between pans and bake 25-30 minutes.
- Make caramel by melting sugar until amber colored, then adding butter and cream.
- Add sea salt to caramel and cool completely.
- Make frosting by beating butter, gradually adding sugar, then caramel and salt.
- Assemble cake by layering cake, frosting, and caramel drizzle.
- Frost exterior and decorate with caramel drips and sea salt flakes.