Chocolate Layer Cake With Whipped Salted Caramel Cream Filling and Frosting

• 1 1/4 cups hot water
• 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups sour cream
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1. MAKE CAKE
2. Spray 3 - inch cake pans with bakers spray.
3. Preheat oven to 350F
4. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt, set aside
5. In another bowl whisk hot water, coffee granules and cocoa powder until smooth
6. In a large bowl beat eggs, vanilla and sugar until well combined and pale, add oil and sour cream and stir in, stir in flour mixture, then cocoa mixture until smooth
7. Divide evenly between prepared pans
8. Bake 16 to 20 minutes , 7ntil a toothpick comes out just clean, cool in pans 10 minutes then remove from pans to wire rack to cool completely
9. MAKE CARAMEL WHIPPED CREAM FILLING AND FROSTING
10. Soften gelatine in cold water in a small heatproof bowl for 5 minutes
11. Place bowl in a skillet of simmering water until dissoved about 1 minute remove from water and begin whipping cream.
12. Youwant the gelitin warmn and liquid when you add it to the whipped cream.
13. Whip cream to soft peaks
14. Beat in caramel, vanilla and liquid gelatin until it holds its shape
15. ASSEMBLE CAKE
16. Place one layer on serving plate, bottom side up
17. Frost with some of the caramel cream
18. Top with second layer of cake, bottom up and frost with more caramel cream
19. Top with third layer and frost entire cake
20. Drizzle with some extra salted caramel sauce and shaved chocolate caramel candy's
21. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before slicing

water, coffee granules, cocoa, sugar, flour, salt, sour cream, baking soda, vanilla, eggs, canola oil, unflavored gelatin, cold water, cold heavy whipping cream, vanilla

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/484403-chocolate-layer-cake-with-whipped-salted-caramel-cream-filling-and-frosting (may not work)