Every time it is made, this cake receives glowing reviews. Absolutely not for anyone who is on a diet! Oh, and it’s ooey-gooey! really good Warm servings with vanilla ice cream are preferred.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 to 9 – inch springform |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¾ cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 5 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 1 cup strong brewed coffee
- ¾ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
- 4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch springform pan.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder. Make a well in the center, and pour in melted chocolate, coffee, sour cream, and oil. Mix well, and spread into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pan.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, combine caramels and milk. Heat in microwave until melted. Stir until smooth. With a wooden spoon, poke holes into the cake. Pour caramel mixture into holes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 446 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 75 g |
| Cholesterol | 9 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 333 mg |
| Sugars | 51 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Sounds like a winner and will taste similar to what I created. I used unflavored gelatin made with strong coffee to pour over a box mix cake, then drizzled with caramel topping. Whipped cream for frosting. I’m going to try yours out on my Grandson! Thanks!
Using Werther’s Original for the caramel topping was sooooo good!
If you like gooey and sweet & chocolate and caramel, this is a 5-star recipe.
I don’t know why but the cake came out tasting like clay. I don’t think I will try this recipe again.
I love this cake. It goes together so easily and is delicious! I took a shortcut and used caramel ice cream topping. It was good but if you have the caramels, definitely use them because the topping was soaked up by the cake instead of being gooey caramel with cake. Thanks for sharing!
I made this for Fathers Day and it was a hit! I substituted 5 oz milk chocolate chips melted in microwave instead of unsweetened chocolate, 3/4 C. plain nonfat yogurt and used only 1 1/4 C sugar.I also used regular ice cream caramel topping. My family loved it!!I only gave it four stars because the middle was still a little sticky and the edges were almost overdone. I didn’t think it was too sweet- just right with either vanilla ice cream or milk.
this recipe was ok but a letdown. the flavor was nothing outstanding. I would have been happier with turtle brownies. by the way, I only had to bake mine for 35 minutes. Also, I poured the caramel all over the top, as getting it perfectly into the holes was a bit tough.
This cake is so rich that I can’t eat it without ice cream.
This is WONDERFUL !!!! If you LOVE chocolate, this will be right up your alley !! My cake came out sooo moist and the caramel was a heavenly addition !! Did that sound corny? Anyway, i highly recommend this recipe !!
Living in England I had to convert this recipe to metric. I think this may have been the reason why I seemed to end up with tons of caramel sauce, (which was absolutley gorgeous). It seemed to settle in a large pool in the middle of the cake. That being said the cake did go down extremely well with my work collegue. I will make this recipe again, only this time with less sauce!
Great tasting cake. Will try cake recipe with other fillings or glazes also. I think next time I make this recipe I’ll use the carmel ice cream topping instead of melting carmels since it’s easier.
Sinchy cake. Very easy to make. Check cake before the 50-60 minutes are up. My cake came out in 45 minutes. I used two 7 oz bags of Werther’s Original Chewy Caramels. Took about three minutes to melt in the microwave. This is a VERY rich cake. I recommend Dryers Vanilla Bean Ice Cream to go with it. Yum! A little slice of this stuff goes a long way! Definitely better when warm.
I am anxious to try this recipe. I have a much more basic recipe. It suggests you use a jar of carmel ice cream topping to pour over the top which might be easier.