chocolate cake with caramel mousse filling

Ingredients chocolate cake with caramel mousse filling

CAKE
2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
2 cup water
2 cup granulated sugar
4 oz unsweetened chocolate chopped
6 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs beaten
CARAMEL MOUSSE FILLING
1 full recipe of my Caramel Mousse recipe attached in direction step #7
GARNISH
caramel opcorn my recipe is attached in direction step #9
1/4 cup dark chocolate shavings

how to make chocolate cake with caramel mousse filling

Preheat oven to 350. Spray 2– 8 inch cake pans with bakers spray. Line bottoms with parchment paper

In a medium saucepan combine water and sugar bring to a boil and cook just until mixture is clear and sugar is dissolves. About 2 minutes Pour into large bowl and add butter and chocolate and stir until smooth..Let cool 5 minutes,then beat in eggs and vanilla just until smooth

Meanwhile whisk flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl

Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture all at once and beat just until smooth about 1 minute. Pour evenly into prepared pans

Bake about 23 to 25 minutes until cake springs back when touched and a toothpick comes out with just a few little crumbs. Cool 15 minutes in pan. Run a small knife around pans to release cake to wire rack to cool completely

ASSEMBLE COLE

Lay one cake layer on serving plate, cover with 1/2 of the Caramel Mousse. Recipe attached below

Add the second cake layer and cover with the remaining Caramel Mousse

Decorate with Caramel Popcorn, recipe attached below. Sprinkle with dark chocolate shavings