15 Minute Chocolate Dream Cake

Hello friends, is it time for a new addition to your holiday recipes? How does chocolate and caramel cake sound? Lets get into the kitchen, please remember its best to try the recipe out first, a week or so before making it for your holiday gatherings. Please read through all of the recipe and instructions to make sure it meets your restricted diet requirements, allergies, etc.

15 Minute Chocolate Dream Cake

What You Need

• Chocolate Bundt Cake- store bought or made with a mix*
• Chocolate Sauce (Ghirardelli premium chocolate sauce is great but use what you like)*
• Caramel Sauce    (Ghirardelli premium caramel or one of your favorites)*
• Chopped Walnuts
• Spoon
• Serving plate
• Microwave safe bowl

Now we put it all together!

Put the cake on a plate. Warm chocolate sauce in a bowl in your microwave, heat at 20 second and then pour over the top and let it drip down the sides. Put chocolate covered bundt cake into the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes ( to cool down). Then pour caramel sauce over the top and sprinkle with chopped walnuts. Serve Ta Daaa!

OPTIONAL- Feeling like you want to make it semi from scratch?

What you Need

• chocolate cake mix
• skinny wood skewers
• bundt pan
• ingredients for the cake mix. Let cake cool before adding chocolate.

*Homemade Chocolate Sauce– Please see below *Homemade Caramel Sauce–  prefer ganashe please click HERE.  Please see below.

Before You Start

If you’re making the bundt cake using a boxed cake mix, keep in mind that bundt cakes are denser than regular cakes. You will need to adjust the temperature to 325° and cooking time will be extended about 20-30 minutes longer. Keep a close eye on it. Checking with a skinny wood skewer to make sure it’s done. (skewer comes out clean)

Lets Make It!

Making homemade chocolate sauce – 

What You Need

•     2 1/2 Tbsp.  Heavy cream or milk
•      1/2 Cup chocolate chips or chocolate candy
•      Microwave safe bowl
•   Whisk

Heat cream or milk for 20 -30 seconds, until simmering. Remove from microwave and stir in chocolate until melted and smooth it may look a bit thin, but keep stirring.

Making Homemade Caramel Sauce

What You Need

•     1/4 Cup butter (unsalted)
•     1/2 Cup brown sugar
•     1/2 Cup heavy cream
•     1/4 tsp. Salt*
•     1 tsp. Pancake syrup ( or maple syrup, or vanilla extract)
•     Small Saucepan
•    Whisk

Lets Make It

In the saucepan over medium-high heat, combine cream, brown sugar, butter, and salt. Cook,    whisking occasionally, until butter is melted and ingredients are well incorporated.

Bring to a low simmer, turn heat down to medium and continue to simmer for 5 minutes, stirring regularly. Remove from heat and stir in syrup.  For salted caramel use twice the amount of salt (smile)