Monday, May 23, 2011

Sweet and Salty Cake


Photo courtesy the fabulous Chrissy Cobb
This is one serious cake. In effort, yes, but even more so in taste. Is there a more perfect dessert combination than salty and sweet? Take, for example, the world’s greatest ice cream in Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby: fudge covered peanut butter filled pretzels in vanilla malt ice cream with fudge and peanut butter. Uhhhhh…

Right, back to the cake. This recipe comes from my favorite dudes Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito of Baked in Brooklyn, NY. I made a pilgrimage of sorts to Baked NYC in April, and though they weren’t offering any sweet and salty cake that day, it was a trip well worth making. (I still remember you, s'more peanut butter banana nut bar.)

Without further ado, I give you chocolate cake + salted caramel sauce + whipped caramel chocolate ganache frosting. Serve this baby up with vanilla ice cream for proper indulgence.