7 chocolate cake with orange caramel Recipes

betty crocker super moist chocolate cake mix, prepared (or whatever type of cake goes well with your theme, something moist and enough for two layers), chocolate buttercream icing (i usually make a simple icing sugar 1 but a good pre-mixed would work fine too), chocolate candy bars, of your choice (could also use m &m s or something), chocolate shavings (optional, can make with a vegetable peeler and a chocolate bar), caramel (optional), ice cream (optional), nuts (optional), candy sprinkles (optional), coconut (optional), flavor extract (optional, vanilla , mint, orange, brandy, whatever)

unsalted butter , cut into pieces, fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped, eggs, separated, superfine granulated sugar, navel or valencia oranges

cake layers, egg yolks, sugar, fresh orange zest, flour, cake flour, egg whites, chocolate buttercream , recipe follows, caramel glaze , recipe follows, chocolate buttercream, vegetable shortening, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, light corn syrup, heavy cream, caramel glaze, water, sugar, butter

heavy cream, semisweet chocolate, finely chopped, salt, orange marmalade, basic chocolate cake, baked and cooled, orange marmalade, sugar, light corn syrup, heavy cream, unsalted butter, flaky sea salt, for topping

almonds with skins, sugar, fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), broken into pieces, eggs, separated, salt, fresh orange juice, dry sherry, half-and-half, egg yolk, sugar, dry sherry, firm-ripe bosc pear, unsalted butter, sugar