Ingredients
- caramel FILLING
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, diced
- 1/4 cup crème fraîche or sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Large pinch of fine fleur de sel* plus additional for assembly
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- GANACHE FILLING AND frosting
- 1 1/2 pounds bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream
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- cake
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder or instant coffee
- 1 1/4 cups hazelnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped
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- *A type of sea salt; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores.
Description
There's Chocolate Cake—and Then There's This Chocolate Cake! Chocolate Ganache. Salted Caramel. Toasted Hazelnuts. It's A Decadent Combination (recipe Adapted From Bon Appétit )
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