🍫🍮🍰 Luxurious Chocolate Caramel Pecan Cake 🍰🍮🍫
✨ Introduction
A rich, multi-layer chocolate cake filled with silky caramel, crunchy pecans, and sweet coconut, then finished with glossy chocolate ganache. Decadent, dramatic, and perfect for celebrations.
🧂 Ingredients
- Flour: 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Sugar: 2 cups granulated sugar
- Cocoa: 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- Baking powder: 2 tsp
- Baking soda: 1 1/2 tsp
- Salt: 1 tsp
- Buttermilk: 1 cup (room temperature)
- Vegetable oil: 1/2 cup
- Eggs: 2 large (room temperature)
- Vanilla: 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Boiling water: 1 cup
- Caramel sauce: 1 1/2 cups
- Pecans: 1 cup chopped
- Coconut: 1 cup sweetened shredded
- Chocolate ganache: 1 cup (melted chocolate + heavy cream)
👩🍳 Directions
- Preheat: Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
- Dry mix: In a large bowl, sift flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Wet mix: Add buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Beat on medium until smooth.
- Add water: Slowly mix in boiling water until the batter is smooth and thin.
- Pan: Divide batter evenly among prepared pans.
- Bake: Bake 30–35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Assemble layers: Place first layer on a plate. Spread 1/2 cup caramel; top with 1/3 cup pecans and coconut. Repeat with second layer. Add third layer and cover top and sides with ganache.
- Finish: Sprinkle remaining pecans and coconut. Drizzle the rest of the caramel over the top. Slice and enjoy.
⏱️ Time & Servings
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cook time: 35 minutes
- Total time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Servings: 12
- Calories: 450 kcal per serving
✅ Conclusion
Layered, luscious, and lavish—this Chocolate Caramel Pecan Cake delivers bakery-level indulgence at home. Perfect for birthdays, holidays, and any moment worth celebrating. 🍫🍮🍰