Snickers Cake

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 110 g sugar (For the sponge cake)
• 10 g vanilla sugar (For the sponge cake)
• 100 g flour (Sift)
• 20 g cocoa powder (For the sponge cake)
• 10 g baking powder
• salt (A pinch for the sponge cake)
• 110 g brown sugar (For the salted caramel)
• 30 ml water (For the caramel)
• 100 ml 33% cream (For the caramel; add hot)
• 40 g butter (For the caramel)
• salt (Half a teaspoon for the caramel)
• 300 g cream cheese (For the cream cheese frosting)
• 100 ml 33% cream (For the cream cheese frosting)
• 50 g powdered sugar (You can use 50–60 g)
• 100 ml milk or cream (For soaking; the source gives the alternative “milk/cream”)
• 30 g milk chocolate (For soaking)
• peanuts (Lightly roast before assembling; quantity not specified)

Steps

1. 1

   Beat the eggs with the salt until foamy, gradually adding the sugar and vanilla sugar.

2. 2

   Sift the flour and combine it with the cocoa powder and baking powder.

3. 3

   Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture in 2–3 additions. Gently fold with a spatula using bottom-to-top motions.

4. 4

   Pour the batter into a 16 cm diameter pan and bake at 160 °C for approximately 40 minutes.

5. 5

   For the caramel, combine the brown sugar and water. Bring to a boil over low or medium heat.

6. 6

   After a few minutes, carefully stir the caramel with a silicone spatula and cook for approximately 5–6 minutes.

7. 7

   Add the hot cream and stir. Cold cream may cause the sugar to crystallize.

8. 8

   Add the butter and salt, stir, and remove the caramel from the heat.

9. 9

   Transfer the caramel to a piping bag and leave it to cool.

10. 10

    Combine the cream cheese, cream, and powdered sugar. Beat with a mixer until smooth.

11. 11

    For the soaking mixture, heat the milk or cream, add the milk chocolate, and stir until completely melted.

12. 12

    Lightly roast the peanuts before assembling the cake so they become more aromatic and flavorful.

13. 13

    Assemble the cake. The author uploaded the assembly details in a carousel, but the provided carousel text does not contain sufficiently legible instructions to reproduce the sequence.

Notes

The amount of peanuts and the exact assembly sequence are not specified in the provided text; the author states that the assembly is shown in a carousel, but the carousel OCR is illegible. Use brown sugar and hot cream specifically for the caramel.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• cake
• chocolate sponge cake
• salted caramel
• cream cheese frosting
• peanuts
• baking
• for celebrations