Salted Caramel Pretzel Cake

Name: Salted Caramel Pretzel Cake
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 5 ounces (142 grams) thin, pretzel sticks, broken into roughly ½-inch pieces (2 cups); 1 1/4 cups, whole milk; 6 , large egg whites; 3 tablespoons, molasses; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 3/4 cups (7 ounces/198 grams), cake flour; 1 1/2 cups (10½ ounces/298 grams), granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 2 teaspoons, table salt; 14 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 14 pieces and softened; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, plus 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 3 tablespoons, heavy cream; 2 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 3 cups (12 ounces/340 grams), confectioners' sugar; 1 (13.4 ounces/380 grams) can, dulce de leche; 1 1/4 cups, heavy cream, chilled; 1 1/2 ounces (43 grams) thin, pretzel sticks, broken roughly in half (1 cup); 8 small, pretzel twists

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By Sarah Ewald ･ Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2020

Pretzels and caramel are the perfect pair that makes this salted caramel pretzel cake both salty and sweet.

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 2¾ hours, plus 2¼ hours cooling and 1¼ hours chilling

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