Chocolate cake with condensed milk caramel frosting

A great variation of a chocolate sponge cake with condensed milk caramel and vanilla frosting.
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Chocolate cake with condensed milk caramel frosting

Recipe Video

Ingredients

Sponge cake (16 cm | 6.29 inch)
eggs
4pc
sugar
150g
5.25oz
0.60cup
10tbsp
neutral vegetable oil
90g
3.04fl oz
flour
180g
6.30oz
0.72cup
12tbsp
cocoa powder
45g
1.58oz
3tbsp
baking powder
9g
0.32oz
0.60tbsp
baking soda
1/5tsp
hot water
180g
6.08fl oz
Condensed milk caramel frosting
eggs
2pc
sour cream 20%
350g
12.25oz
1.40cup
23.45tbsp
vanilla
to taste
sugar
100g
3.50oz
0.40cup
6.70tbsp
corn starch
25g
0.88oz
1.68tbsp
butter
150g
5.25oz
0.60cup
10tbsp
caramel (boiled sweetened condensed milk)
50g
1.75oz
3.35tbsp
Cream cheese frosting for decorating
cream cheese
300g
10.50oz
1.20cup
20tbsp
butter
150g
5.25oz
0.60cup
10tbsp
caramel (boiled sweetened condensed milk)
125g
4.38oz
0.50cup
8.38tbsp

Method

Sponge cake (16 cm | 6.29 inches)

  • Bring water to a boil.
  • Combine all the dry ingredients and sift them together.
  • Beat the room-temperature eggs with sugar until fluffy.
  • Add the butter, flour and cocoa and mix on the lowest speed.
  • Add the hot water and mix quickly.
  • Pour the batter into two foil-wrapped rings.
  • Bake in a preheated oven at 347F | 175C for 30-35 minutes.
  • Let the cake cool, wrap it in clingfilm and leave in the fridge for 6 hours.

P.S. If you only have one ring, bake in two batches or bake in one ring for about 1 hour (it is recommended to divide the dough into two parts though).

Condensed milk caramel frosting

  • Mix sugar with starch.
  • Place the sour cream, eggs and vanilla in a saucepan with a thick bottom. Combine.
  • Stir in the sugar.
  • Cook over low heat until it comes to a boil.
  • Leave to cool in another container.
  • Beat the soft butter, gradually add the cream and boiled condensed milk. Combine.

Cream cheese frosting for decorating

  • Beat soft butter.
  • Add room temperature cream cheese and boiled condensed milk. Whisk to combine.
  • Spread around the cake.

The assembly process is shown in the video recipe.