Silky Chocolate Caramel Sauce Food

OH-SO-EASY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring brown sugar, butter, and milk to a gentle boil and cook until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add vanilla extract.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a dry heavy saucepan cook the sugar over moderate heat, undisturbed, until it begins to melt, cook it, swirling the pan, until it is a deep golden caramel. Remove the pan from the heat, add the cream (the mixture, will bubble up, and simmer the mixture, stirring, until the caramel is dissolved. Add the chocolate and the salt and cook the sauce over low heat, whisking, until the chocolate is melted and the sauce is smooth. Whisk in the vanilla and serve the sauce warm or room temperature over ice cream.

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 10-inch-diameter springform pan. Line bottom with waxed paper. Stir butter and chocolate in heavy large saucepan over low heat until melted. Mix sugar and cocoa in large bowl. Add eggs; whisk until well blended. Whisk in chocolate-butter mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool cake completely in pan on rack. Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Release pan sides. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• For caramel sauce:
• Stir sugar, water, and lemon juice in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat; boil without stirring until syrup is deep amber color, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Add in cream (mixture will bubble vigorously). Return to low heat; stir until any bits of caramel dissolve. Add butter; whisk until smooth. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Cut cake into wedges. If desired, arrange wedges on baking sheet and rewarm in 350°F oven 10 minutes. Rewarm caramel sauce over medium-low heat, stirring often. Place 1 cake wedge on each plate. Drizzle with warm caramel sauce. Serve with ice cream.

CARAMEL CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a 1-qt. microwave-safe bowl, combine the caramels, chocolate chips, milk and butter. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 1-2 minutes; stir. Heat 30-60 seconds longer or until the caramels are almost melted; stir until smooth. Serve warm if desired over ice cream (sauce will thicken upon standing). Refrigerate leftovers.