Irish Coffee Caramel Cake

Irish Coffee Caramel Cake..Hmmm thats a mouthful. If you are a coffee lover and like caramel, this one is for you. When my brother from USA came back for a short trip end of last year, he brought some baking stuffs for me and one of them is the Jell-O Mousse Caramel flavour.

While cleaning up the pantry, I noticed that it was nearing the expiry date and rather than making it as a mousse by itself, I decided to use it as a cake filling. I was deciding between a chocolate or a coffee cake and since I have a recipe for an Irish coffee cake from my baking class which I attended last year, I decided to give it a try....Hence the "Irish Coffee Caramel Cake.(^.^)

Sponge Cake
(A) 9 Egg yolks                                                        (B) 9 Egg Whites
     110g Cake Flour                                                       150g Castor Sugar
     30g Cornflour                                                            1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
     70g Optima Flour
     40g Cappuccino Powder
     3 tbsp Nescafe
     1/4 tsp Salt
     1/4 tsp Baking Soda
     80g Water
     80g Corn Oil

-Mix all ingredients (A). Set aside.
- Whisk Egg White & cream of tartar of (B) till foamy. Add Sugar and beat until stiff.
- Fold in Egg white mixture to Egg yolk mixture & mix well. Pour into an 11' round pan.
- Bake at 150 degree C for 45 - 50 mins.
-Let cool and slice into 2/3 layers.

* I halved the recipe and used a 9' round pan.

** Prepare the Jell-O mousse as directed. Lay a piece of sponge cake and pour the caramel over it. Top with another layer of sponge cake.
    Chill in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before frosting with fresh cream.