My dad and I have always shared a love of salted caramel. That salty sweet combination is my favorite, and the creamy, buttery melt-in-your-mouth taste of good caramel is magic! Maybe the love of good caramel is hereditary, because my daughter has been choosing salted caramel ice cream lately! (Win, win because then I can steal a bite!)
I could seriously eat this salted caramel buttercream by the spoonful. It’s soooo good, and combined with the rich and moist chocolate cake and chocolate ganache drip? Well let’s just say you won’t have anyone saying no to a second piece!
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For this recipe, I’m using my favorite store-bought salted caramel sauce. You can totally make it on your own too, if you have a favorite recipe! I’m currently working on perfecting mine, and will update this post when it’s done. Using a high quality caramel for the frosting is crucial. A lot of caramel sauces have pretty weak caramel taste, which we don’t want. Go big or go home!
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla extract. Add the butter mixture once cooled. Add the dry ingredients into the now combined wet ingredients in two batches. Fold together until just combined. Pour batter into prepared cake pans and baked at 350 for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
