No Bake Salted Caramel Cake - Wafer Cake Recipe

No Bake Salted Caramel Cake Recipe


No Bake Salted Caramel Cake

When two delicious sweets collide :salted caramel cake happens:)

And what’s the best part : it’s a no bake and very easy to make . Recently I uploaded a YouTube tutorial on how to make wafer rolls. As I was making those thin and crispy layers an idea to make a wafer cake came to my mind. I had some leftover caramel sauce sitting in the fridge , thought to to try combining wafer and caramel, loved the result so much that decided to share with you as well. I posted the picture of this salted caramel cake on my Instagram and Facebook pages, many got interested in the recipe, so here it comes.

No Bake Salted Caramel Cake - Wafer Cake Recipe

Hope you try and enjoy it!

No Bake Salted Caramel Cake - Wafer Cake Recipe

Ingredients 

No Bake Salted Caramel Cake - Wafer Cake Recipe

For wafer rolls

You will need a flat iron wafer maker ( the same you’d use to make ice cream cones)

4 large ( or xlarge) eggs, at room temperature

½ cup sugar

½ cup heavy cream (or milk)

1 tsp vanilla extract




½ tsp baking powder

¾ cup flour

¼ tsp salt

No Bake Salted Caramel Cake - Wafer Cake Recipe

For caramel

110 gram (1 stick) of unsalted butter

1 1/2 cups of granulated white sugar

1 tbs corn syrup (optional)

2 tsp salt (or more or less to your taste)

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2/3 cup heavy cream (Preheat in microwave about a minute, do not boil)

You will need a candy thermometer

No Bake Salted Caramel Cake - Wafer Cake Recipe

For chocolate ganache

⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips

2 tbs heavy whipping cream




1 tbs unsalted butter

No Bake Salted Caramel Cake - Wafer Cake Recipe

 

Directions 

No Bake Salted Caramel Cake - Wafer Cake Recipe

To make the wafer layers

In a bowl combine combine dry ingredients:flour, salt, baking powder and set aside

Beat the eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy

Add the cream,vanilla extract and dry ingredients

Mix for 1-2 minutes, wafer batter is ready

Preheat the wafer maker

Add about a tablespoon of batter and cook until bright golden color, may take 1-3 minutes, depending on your wafer maker




Place the ready wafer of a flat surface and allow to cool down

No Bake Salted Caramel Cake - Wafer Cake Recipe

To make caramel

Place the butter, sugar, salt, and corn syrup in heavy bottom saucepan

Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally with wooden spoon

As the mixture starts to bubble, clip the candy thermometer and continue cooking until the thermometer reaches to 310°F

Note* be careful not to burn the sugar syrup, watch carefully when it turns a dark amber color. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla extract

Slowly pour the cream and continue stirring until all the cream is used

No Bake Salted Caramel Cake - Wafer Cake Recipe

To make the ganache

Simply melt all the ingredients in microwave or over double boiler

Set aside to cool down slightly before using

No Bake Salted Caramel Cake - Wafer Cake Recipe

Assembling the cake

Spread a thin layer (a tablespoon or more) on each wafer layer and stock up on top of each other until all the caramel is used, press slightly to stick them together, if layers brake that’s ok

Pour the ready ganache over and decorate to your taste, refer to YouTube tutorial for more details




Allow the ready cake  to set in the fridge 25-30 minutes before slicing

Enjoy Your No Bake Salted Caramel Cake !

No Bake Salted Caramel Cake - Wafer Cake Recipe