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Christmas movie night 🍕🍿🎄💚🎬✨

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Your table doesn’t have to be perfect — it just has to be intentional.
From dishes passed down through generations to new traditions you’re creating, Christmas hosting is about culture, connection, and comfort.

✨ Focus on what matters:
• Cook what your family loves
• Prep ahead so you can be present
• Let food tell your story

Because the best meals are made with love — not pressure.

💬 Tell me below:
What dish has to be on your Christmas table every year?

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Culture. Family. Good Food.

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Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake

Rich, moist chocolate cake layered with caramel and finished with salted caramel frosting — bakery-worthy and **Recipes of Culture approved**.

**Chocolate Cake Ingredients**

**Dry**

* 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
* 1½ cups granulated sugar
* ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
* 1½ tsp baking powder
* 1½ tsp baking soda
* 1 tsp salt

**Wet**

* 2 large eggs (room temperature)
* 1 cup buttermilk (or whole milk)
* ½ cup vegetable oil
* 2 tsp vanilla extract
* 1 cup hot coffee (or hot water)

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## **Salted Caramel Sauce (Homemade)**

* 1 cup granulated sugar
* 6 tbsp unsalted butter (room temp)
* ½ cup heavy cream (warm)
* 1 tsp vanilla extract
* 1 tsp flaky sea salt (adjust to taste)

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## **Salted Caramel Frosting**

* 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
* 3½ cups powdered sugar
* ½ cup salted caramel sauce (cooled)
* 1–2 tbsp heavy cream (if needed)
* Pinch of sea salt

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## **How to Make the Chocolate Cake**

1. Preheat oven to **350°F (175°C)**. Grease and line **two 8-inch round pans**.
2. Whisk all dry ingredients together.
3. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
4. Slowly pour in hot coffee and mix (batter will be thin).
5. Divide batter evenly into pans.
6. Bake **30–35 minutes**, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Cool completely.

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## **How to Make Salted Caramel Sauce**

1. Heat sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until melted and amber-colored.
2. Carefully add butter and whisk until melted.
3. Slowly pour in warm heavy cream (it will bubble).
4. Stir in vanilla and sea salt.
5. Remove from heat and let cool to thicken.

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## **How to Make Salted Caramel Frosting**

1. Beat butter until light and fluffy.
2. Gradually add powdered sugar.
3. Mix in caramel sauce, cream (if needed), and salt.
4. Beat until smooth and spreadable.

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## **Assemble the Cake**

1. Place first cake layer on a plate.
2. Spread frosting, then drizzle caramel sauce.
3. Add second layer and frost the top and sides.
4. Finish with a **salted caramel drip** and flaky sea salt on top.

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## **Pro Tips**

* ☕ Coffee intensifies chocolate flavor (no coffee taste).
* 🧂 Flaky sea salt gives that gourmet bakery finish.
* ❄️ Chill cake 20 minutes before slicing for clean cuts.

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