Here’s a deep dive into chocolate caramel cake, simplified for quick understanding.

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A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

David Leite’s handwritten signature of ‘David.'

David Leite’s handwritten signature of ‘David.'

david caricature

david caricature

Ingredients for chocolate caramel cake–chocolate cake, sugar, butter, salt, and heavy cream.

Ingredients for chocolate caramel cake–chocolate cake, sugar, butter, salt, and heavy cream.

Sugar melting to become caramel; hot caramel bubbling in a skillet.

Sugar melting to become caramel; hot caramel bubbling in a skillet.

Cubes of butter melting into caramel in a skillet; a person sprinkling salt over caramel in a skillet.

Cubes of butter melting into caramel in a skillet; a person sprinkling salt over caramel in a skillet.

Caramel sauce in a glass mixing bowl; whipped caramel in a glass mixing bowl.

Caramel sauce in a glass mixing bowl; whipped caramel in a glass mixing bowl.

Cubes of butter added to a whipped caramel in a mixing bowl; finished whipped caramel frosting in a glass bowl.

Cubes of butter added to a whipped caramel in a mixing bowl; finished whipped caramel frosting in a glass bowl.

A slice of chocolate caramel cake on a plate, with the rest of the cake in the background.

A slice of chocolate caramel cake on a plate, with the rest of the cake in the background.

A person holding a plate with a slice of basic chocolate cake on it.

A person holding a plate with a slice of basic chocolate cake on it.

A layered German chocolate cake with coconut pecan frosting on a platter with a few slices cut from it.

A layered German chocolate cake with coconut pecan frosting on a platter with a few slices cut from it.

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A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

David Leite’s handwritten signature of ‘David.'

David Leite’s handwritten signature of ‘David.'

Ingredients for chocolate caramel cake–chocolate cake, sugar, butter, salt, and heavy cream.

Ingredients for chocolate caramel cake–chocolate cake, sugar, butter, salt, and heavy cream.

Sugar melting to become caramel; hot caramel bubbling in a skillet.

Sugar melting to become caramel; hot caramel bubbling in a skillet.

Cubes of butter melting into caramel in a skillet; a person sprinkling salt over caramel in a skillet.

Cubes of butter melting into caramel in a skillet; a person sprinkling salt over caramel in a skillet.

Caramel sauce in a glass mixing bowl; whipped caramel in a glass mixing bowl.

Caramel sauce in a glass mixing bowl; whipped caramel in a glass mixing bowl.

Cubes of butter added to a whipped caramel in a mixing bowl; finished whipped caramel frosting in a glass bowl.

Cubes of butter added to a whipped caramel in a mixing bowl; finished whipped caramel frosting in a glass bowl.

A slice of chocolate caramel cake on a plate, with the rest of the cake in the background.

A slice of chocolate caramel cake on a plate, with the rest of the cake in the background.

A person holding a plate with a slice of basic chocolate cake on it.

A person holding a plate with a slice of basic chocolate cake on it.

A layered German chocolate cake with coconut pecan frosting on a platter with a few slices cut from it.

A layered German chocolate cake with coconut pecan frosting on a platter with a few slices cut from it.

And that’s a wrap—here’s to mastering the subject!