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HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Sea Salt Caramel Torte Recipe

Details

Time
1 hour 35 minutes
Skill Level
Intermediate
Yields
12 servings

It's ganache with panache! Sweet and salty never tasted so good and looked so pretty! The secret? HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Sea Salt Caramel Chips.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
30 minutes
Bake Time
35 minutes
Cool Time
30 minutes

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup
    butter or margarine, softened (175 mL or 1 1/2 sticks)
  • 1 cup
    packed light brown sugar (250 mL)
  • 1 cup
    granulated sugar (250 mL)
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract (5 mL)
  • 3
    eggs
  • 2
    egg yolks
  • 1 2/3 cups
    all-purpose flour (400 mL)
  • 3/4 cup
    HERSHEY'S Cocoa (175 mL)
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda (5 mL)
  • 3/4 tsp
    salt (4 mL)
  • 1 1/3 cups
    milk (325 mL)
  • Sea salt caramel ganache
  • Additional HERSHEY'S Cocoa for dusting

Directions

Equipment Needed 
oven Oven
mixing bowl Mixing Bowl
mixer Mixer
wire racks Wire Racks
round baking pans (2) 8-inch (20 cm) Round Baking Pans
microwave safe bowl Microwave-Safe Bowl
microwave Microwave
refrigerator Refrigerator
1

Heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and flour three 8-inch (20 cm) round baking pans.

2

Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, eggs and egg yolks in large bowl until combined. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and milk, beating until blended. Divide batter evenly into prepared pans.

3

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.

4

Prepare Sea Salt Caramel Ganache. Place one cake layer on serving plate; carefully spread heaping 1/3 cup (75 mL) ganache over top of layer. Place second layer on top; repeat layering procedure with remaining ganache and cake layer.*

5

Garnish with cocoa sifted on top of torte and sprinkle with chopped caramel chips reserved from ganache.

Sea Salt Caramel Ganache:

  • 1 2/3 cups HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Sea Salt Caramel Chips, divided (400 mL) (283g pkg.)
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (125 mL) 
  • Coarsely chop 1 tbsp (15 mL) caramel chips; set aside. Place remaining caramel chips and whipping cream in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred. Cool in refrigerator 30 minutes, stirring occasionally or until desired spreading consistency.

* Note: To frost cake as photographed, double recipe for Sea Salt Caramel Ganache; sprinkle with reserved caramel chips and sea salt flakes, if desired.