🧾 Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
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1 box chocolate cake mix (or your favorite homemade recipe)
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Eggs, oil, water — as directed on box
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1 tsp espresso powder (optional but 🔥 for chocolate flavor)
Dulce Filling
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1 can (13.4 oz) dulce de leche
Chocolate Ganache
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1 cup heavy cream
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8 oz semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
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1 tbsp butter
Topping (optional but amazing)
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Flaky sea salt
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Chocolate shavings
🧑🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Bake the Cake
Prepare cake batter.
Bake in two 9-inch pans.
Cool completely.
2️⃣ Fill with Dulce
Spread thick layer of dulce de leche between cake layers.
Warm slightly if needed for spreading.
3️⃣ Make Ganache
Heat cream until just steaming.
Pour over chocolate + butter.
Let sit 2 minutes, then stir smooth.
4️⃣ Assemble
Pour ganache over cake.
Let drip beautifully down sides.
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Sprinkle with sea salt and chocolate shavings.
🧠 Why It’s Addictive
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Moist chocolate cake
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Deep caramel sweetness
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Glossy chocolate finish
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Sweet + salty balance = perfection