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Updated on October 21, 2021 by Liz Marek · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

24-Layer Chocolate Cake

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Skill level: Newb

Learn how to make this delicious and decadent cake made of 12 delicious layers of chocolate cake, caramel filling and topped with yummy fresh berries, shiny ganache and a pretty geode heart! Perfect for Valentines day!

Instructions

Instructions

  1. Make your ganache using the ganache recipe.
  2. Bake three 6" layers of my chocolate cake recipe. After baking, chill in the freezer until almost frozen. This will help you cut them evenly.
  3. Slice the first layer in half, then slice each half in half again so each cake yields four layers.
  4. Combine about 5 cups of easy buttercream with ¼ cup caramel sauce.
  5. Alternate layers of cake and buttercream and then ice smooth.
  6. Chill in the freezer for 10-20 minutes.
  7. Place your chilled cake on top of a bowl or other small container and inside a large pan to catch the extra ganache.
  8. Pour your ganache over the chilled cake and let it drip for about 5 minutes.
  9. Scrape off the excess drips and transfer to a place or cake stand.
  10. Top with fresh berries and the geode heart topper.
  11. Glaze strawberries with food glaze to keep them looking shiny.
  12. Serve at room temperature so that the cake and buttercream is soft and delicious.

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Liz Marek is a professional cake artist, sweet and savory recipe developer, and the founder of Sugar Geek Show, where she teaches cooking, baking and cake decorating through detailed tutorials, food science explanations, and kitchen-tested recipes. She has been creating recipes and teaching baking techniques since 2008, helping bakers of all skill levels gain the confidence to make professional-quality desserts at home.

Liz is known for breaking down complex cooking and baking concepts into simple, approachable methods. Her work focuses on helping people understand not just how a recipe works, but why it works. Through Sugar Geek Show, she shares step-by-step recipes, cake decorating tutorials, and practical baking guides designed to make professional techniques accessible to everyone.

Over the years, Liz has taught thousands of students through online tutorials, classes, and educational content focused on real kitchen results. Her recipes are carefully tested and written to help people succeed the first time they make them.

When she’s not developing recipes or teaching baking techniques, Liz also hosts curated travel experiences for women through her travel brand Soul Sisters.

You can find Liz’s latest recipes, baking tutorials, and food science tips at Sugar Geek Show.

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  1. Donna M says

    January 04, 2020 at 9:27 pm

    Can I use stabilizing whipcream instead of butter cream? My daughter doesn't like buttercream. I'm making this for her 31st birthday.

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    • The Sugar Geek Show says

      January 05, 2020 at 10:28 am

      yes you can:)

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