Sticky Toffee Cake!

Name: Sticky Toffee Cake!
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 195 min
Ingredients: 250 g Medjool Dates ((I weighed with stones in)); 1.5 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda; 180 ml Boiling Water; 125 g Unsalted Butter; 225 g Dark Brown Sugar; 4 Medium Eggs; 250 g Self Raising Flour; 125 g Black Treacle; 1.5 tsp Vanilla Extract; 150 ml Double Cream; 1 tbsp Black Treacle; 75 g Dark Brown Sugar; 50 g Unsalted Butter; 200 g Unsalted Butter; 400 g Icing Sugar; 85 g Sticky Toffee Sauce ((above)); Sprinkles; Fudge Pieces; Sticky Toffee Sauce ((above))

June 6, 2020

Written by Jane's Patisserie

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A Gloriously Delicious Two-Layer Sticky Toffee Cake with a Homemade Toffee Sauce, Toffee Buttercream Frosting and more! Heaven on a plate!

I’m in the mood to give you guys another very well requested recipe… and here it is. After the downright delicious success of my Sticky Toffee Loaf Cake, I had SO many requests for a layer cake version!

This is a very straight up variation on my loaf cake version – but obviously just changed slightly to fit round tins! The wonderful thing really about converting loaf cakes to round cakes is that they tend to switch quite well, it’s just the baking time that changes!

I went for two 8″/20cm round tins for this, rather than a three later version like some of my other cakes because this cake is rich and has such a deep flavour, that two-layer is definitely plenty enough for me!

Now, THIS IS IMPORTANT. That needs the capitals because… I know I will get some people having a moan about the medjool dates. I will say this here, and later on, and probably again, but PLEASE USE THEM.

I know that not everyone likes dates, but for that very reason… these are blended to a puree. There are no lumps of date, there is nothing lumpy at all – and it just honestly makes the flavour SO MUCH BETTER. Please, use them. You can’t just leave them out either as that will mess up the recipe!

After that – the black treacle. This may have different names in different countries – but it really is a black coloured thick syrup/treacle substance – and it’s really quite bitter on it’s own. However, mixing that with the rest of the ingredients gets THE taste you are after!

If you can’t access it, you can use your nearest alternative (that again depends on where you are) – but for example you can use golden syrup in the UK. It does result in a lighter and less sticky toffee flavour and colour, but otherwise – it’s the best substitute!

The mixture is quite a runny mix, but that’s okay! It’s got a lot of ingredients in comparison to a normal cake batter – but it’s 100% worth it! You just need to split it evenly between two tins, and bake!

For the sauce, you can easily cheat and use shop bought toffee sauce if you prefer, there’s definitely nothing wrong with that! However, I just adore the homemade sauce. It’s smooth, it’s delicious and it’s so easy to make!

Add the ingredients to a pan, melt, boil for a short while, and leave to cool. So simple, so worth it. Again, you can substitute the black treacle for golden syrup here, but the colour/flavour will change again! I do also recommend the dark brown sugar for both the cake and sauce again for flavour and colour!

For the buttercream, you want to use block butter. The kind you get wrapped in foil – not a spread. Because you are adding in a liquid, the sauce, you want the firmness of the butter. Let the butter be at room temperature before starting, it makes it easier!

Add in the icing sugar, beat, and then add in the sauce, and beat again! Slather it on the cakes, or pipe – and you’ll have the most epic cake. Drizzle on some extra sauce, because why not?! Add some sprinkles, add whatever you want!

I love to serve this with a scoop of vanilla or clotted cream ice cream, or when I want something really delicious and filling, some custard! Of course, it’s perfect on it’s own though. I hope you love this recipe! X