An unforgettable celebration-ready cake with chocolate, caramel and shortbread cookie pieces!
Bruna Gomes
Prep Time 45 minutesmins
Cook Time 45 minutesmins
Course Cake
Cuisine American
Servings 12slices
Ingredients
For the dough
6large eggsat room temperature
1cup sugar200g
1 ½cup all-purpose flour180g
2tablespoon cocoa powder15g
For the soaking syrup
½cupwater
¼cupsugar
2-3cloves
1cinnamon stick
For the filling
2cans condensed milk
½cupgranulated sugar
2tablespoonbutter30g
1cup shortbread cookies, finely chopped200g
For the frosting
1 ¾cupsemisweet chocolate chips300g
½cupheavy cream100g
Instructions
For the batter
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) and grease and flour three 6-inch pans
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the eggs with the sugar until light yellow and frothy.
Sift the flour and cocoa powder together and gradually add it, about 1-2 tablespoons at a time, to the beaten eggs.
Gently fold everything together with a spatula or whisk, being careful not to deflate the batter.
Divide the batter between the pans and bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until done.
For the soaking syrup
In a saucepan, bring the water, sugar, cloves, and cinnamon to a boil and boil for about 2-3 minutes, or until the sugar dissolves completely.
Let it come to room temperature before using in the cake.
For the filling
Crush the cookies in a food processor. If you don't have a food processor, you can place some of the cookies in a ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin.
It's important that they don't end up like fine crumbs, but rather with some larger pieces. Set them aside.
In a saucepan, mix the condensed milk, sugar, and butter, bringing it to a boil over medium-low heat.
Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and continue cooking it for another 5-7 minutes or until it thickens.
Transfer the filling to another bowl and let it come to room temperature.
To assemble the layers
In a serving plate, place one of the cake layers, and use the soaking syrup to moisten it. Add a thin layer of the caramel filling and sprinkle crushed cookies on top.
Repeat with the remaining cake layers, then cover the cake with some plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours to chill the cake before finishing.
For the frosting
Chop the chocolate and set it aside in a medium bowl.
Heat the heavy cream until the first bubbles appear.
Pour the heavy cream over the chopped chocolate and stir until completely melted.
If the ganache is too thick, add 1-2 more tablespoons of heavy cream to make it more fluid (but not too thick). Let it come to room temperature to thicken.
Remove the cake from the refrigerator and, using a spatula, cover the cake with the ganache.
Finish with the remaining crushed cookies and Twix pieces, if desired.