Chocolate Cake for Two

Not every guy will admit to his male peers that he and his wife celebrate the anniversary of their first date, especially after being married a few years. I personally think this particular guy is on to something since he and his wife just celebrated the 16th anniversary of their first date. Girls, how sweet is that?

The guy who I’m talking about happens to be my co-worker, and remember, I work in department which is predominantly male. Of course there were a few jokes cracked at his romanticism, when he asked if I would be able to make a small cake for him and his wife to share on their special day, by a couple of guys who overheard the request. But then again, the guys crack jokes about practically everything, —all in good fun.

I chose to make Joe and Anna a chocolate cake, because they both happen to love chocolate and since I hadn’t made a cake for two before I did I little research before I began. When I stumbled upon this recipe on Jen’s blog, I thought perfect! Just what I was looking for.

CONGRATS JOE & ANNA!

Chocolate Cake for Two

 

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Prep time

60 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

1 hour 30 mins

 

adapted from My Kitchen Addiction

Author: DaydreamerDesserts.com

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 2

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ⅓ cup cocoa powder
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Salted Caramel

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup water
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon sea salt

Salted Caramel Frosting

• 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
• ⅓ cup salted caramel sauce, room temperature

Instructions

Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. spray two 6 inch cake pans with baking spray, line with parchment paper rounds and spray parchment paper with baking spray.
2. Whisk together dry ingredients, flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt in a medium bowl.
3. Lightly whisk buttermilk, oil, egg, and vanilla in a small bowl. Add to dry ingredients and blend with a handheld mixer for 1-2 minutes. Distribute batter equally between two pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes or, until a toothpick or cake tester come out clean when inserted into the center.
4. Allow cakes to cool over cooling rack for 5-10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans allow them to come to room temperature. Wrap with plastic wrap and transfer to freezer until ready to frost.

Salted Caramel

1. Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan, with a spoon stir until sugar looks like wet sand place pan over medium-high heat. Allow sugar to come to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low do not stir at this point just keep an eye on it, once caramel is amber color turn heat to a low simmer. Very carefully stir in heavy cream, vanilla and sea salt so it doesn’t bubble up too much.
2. Place salted caramel over an ice bath to speed up chilling process.

Salted Caramel Frosting

1. In a medium bowl beat butter until light and fluffy, add confectioners’ sugar ½ cup at a time until incorporated. Add sea salt and caramel sauce.
2. Once frosting is ready, remove chocolate cake from freezer and frost.

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Photo Credit: Last four pics taken by Joe.

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