Rich Chocolate Cake with Salty Dulce de Leche & Hazelnut Brittle

Name: Rich Chocolate Cake with Salty Dulce de Leche & Hazelnut Brittle
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters freshly brewed hot coffee; 118 milliliters dulce de leche; 118 milliliters Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 2 eggs; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 296 milliliters granulated sugar; 10 servings Hazelnut Brittle; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 177 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 118 milliliters plain whole-milk yogurt; 1 teaspoon table salt; 8 Tbsps (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Rich Chocolate Cake with Salty Dulce de Leche & Hazelnut Brittle might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 517 calories, 9g of protein, and 29g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up baking soda, kosher salt, dutch-processed cocoa powder, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prepare a 10-inch round cake pan by greasing it with cooking spray and then lining the bottom with parchment paper.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Paper

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To make the cake, pour the hot coffee into a medium bowl and stir in the cocoa powder until it dissolves. Stir in the brown sugar, followed by the yogurt and the vanilla. Stir thoroughly to ensure that all of the ingredients are incorporated.

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Cocoa Powder

Brown Sugar

Vanilla

Coffee

Yogurt

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Bowl

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and granulated sugar on medium speed until light-yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

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Granulated Sugar

Butter

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Hand Mixer

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Add the eggs and mix for 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl as needed.

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Egg

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In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer running on low speed, mix in a third of the flour mixture and half of the coffee mixture. Scrape down the bowl.

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Baking Soda

Coffee

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Blender

Whisk

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Add another third of the flour mixture and all the remaining coffee mixture.

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Coffee

All Purpose Flour

Remove the bowl from the mixer and, using a rubber spatula, fold in the remaining flour mixture until all of the ingredients are fully incorporated.

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All Purpose Flour

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Spatula

Blender

Bowl

Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.

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Cake Form

Bake for 25 minutes. Rotate the pan in the oven and bake for 20 more minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Remove the pan from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Then turn the cake out onto a clean plate, remove the parchment, and turn the cake back over onto a wire rack.

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Let the cake cool completely.

In a food processor, pulse the brittle pieces 3 to 4 times until the brittle is powdery.

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Put the cooled cake on a serving dish. In a microwave-safe dish, heat the dulce de leche on high power for 30 seconds, or until it is just liquid. Spoon the dulce de leche over the cake, and then sprinkle the kosher salt over the dulce de leche.

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Dulce De Leche