🍫✨ Caramel-Filled Chocolate Cake – A Luxurious Dessert Experience

This Caramel-Filled Chocolate Cake is the ultimate indulgence—moist, rich chocolate cake layered with a golden, buttery caramel filling and frosted with silky caramel buttercream. Each bite is a perfect blend of bittersweet cocoa and sweet, salty caramel. Whether for birthdays, holidays, or self-care celebrations, this cake is a true showstopper! 🎂🍯

🍰 Ingredients

For the Chocolate Cake:

• 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup (75 g) cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups (300 g) granulated sugar
• 1 cup (240 ml) vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk (or milk + 1 tablespoon vinegar)
• 1 cup (240 ml) hot coffee or water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the Caramel Filling:

• 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) water
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) heavy cream or evaporated milk
• 3 tablespoons (42 g) butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Caramel Frosting (Buttercream):

• 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, softened
• 3 cups (360 g) powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) caramel sauce (from the filling above)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 2–3 tablespoons milk or cream (as needed for consistency)
  

  👩‍🍳 Instructions