Millionaire Shortbread Cake

Name: Millionaire Shortbread Cake
Ingredients: 2 sticks unsalted butter softened, 1 cup; 1 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup white sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 3 eggs separated; 1 1/2 cups white flour; 1/2 cup wheat flour; 1/2 cup ground oats toasted; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon flour; 1 cup milk; 1 teaspoon lemon; 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar; 1 tablespoon water; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 lemon zest very fine - microplane, baby!; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/3 cup milk; 1 dash salt; 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips . The darker the better; 1/2 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 teaspoon dark rum

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Ingredients

2 sticks unsalted butter softened, 1 cup
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 eggs separated
1 1/2 cups white flour
1/2 cup wheat flour
1/2 cup ground oats toasted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon lemon
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 lemon zest very fine - microplane, baby!
2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup milk
1 dash salt
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips . The darker the better
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon dark rum

Directions

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["For the cake: Cream the butter and sugars and vanilla. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time.", "Add all of the dry ingredients and beat till well-combined.", "Add the milk. You might need to add a splash more to make the batter the right consistency. Which is basically quite thick, but stir-able and pour-able.", "Beat the egg whites till stiff. Stir a spoonful into the batter, and then fold in the rest.", "Pour into 2 nine-inch pans that have been greased, floured and lined on the bottom with parchment or foil.", "Bake in a preheated 325 oven for 20 minutes to half an hour, till lightly golden, and till the top springs back when you poke it lightly.", "Let it cool completely before playing with the caramel and chocolate. I put a layer of caramel between the two cakes, a layer of caramel on top, and the ganache on top of that.", "For the caramel: Combine the sugar, vanilla, water, lemon zest and lemon juice in a thick-bottomed sauce pan.", "Put on a burner over medium-low heat, and stir until the sugar dissolves, and keep stirring till it starts to boil.", "Let it boil for a minute (still stirring!) and then take it off the heat and add the butter and milk and salt.", "Put it back on the heat, and stir for 10 or 15 minutes, until it starts to coat the spoon.", "If you have a candy thermometer, bring it to the \"soft ball\"" stage. I had one