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Speckled Toffee Cake
Course:
Cake
Cuisine:
Dessert
Prep Time:
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
1
hour
hour
Servings:
1
cake
Author:
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
The flavours of toffee and chocolate merge together to make this awesome
Speckled Toffee Cake.
Perfect for those special celebrations.
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Ingredients
For the Cake:
3
cups
cake flour
(sifted)
1 ¼
teaspoons
baking powder
½
teaspoons
baking soda
½
teaspoons
salt
½
cup
unsalted butter
(room temperature)
1 ½
cups
brown sugar
(packed)
¼
cup
greek yogurt
(unflavoured)
5
extra large egg yolks
¾
teaspoons
English Toffee oil
(LorAnn Oils)
¾
cup
milk
6
ounces
semisweet chocolate
(grated)
2
bags of toffee bits
For the Ganache:
18
ounces
milk chocolate
(finely chopped)
1 ½
cups
whipping cream
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350º F
Butte and line two 9 inch round cake pans.
To make the Cake:
Whisk flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
Using an electric beater (or stand mixer), cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Beat in the yogurt.
Beat in egg yolks (one at a time).
Add flavoured oil.
Add ½ the flour mixture and beat well.
Add the milk and beat well.
Add the remaining flour mixture and beat well.
Fold in the grated chocolate. (
NOT
the one for the ganache)
Spread batter between the 2 pans, and bake 30-35 minutes, or until done.
Cool cakes in pans, then remove and finish cooling on racks.
For the Ganache:
Place chopped milk chocolate in a bowl.
In a saucepan, bring the whipping cream just to the boiling point.
Pour hot cream over chocolate.
Let stand for 5 minutes to melt chocolate.
Stir until smooth.
Chill in fridge for 1 hour.
Slowly beat chilled ganache with an electric hand mixer until think and smooth. (
DO NOT
over beat).
To Assemble:
Place one cake layer on a cake board or plate.
Spread a nice thick layer of the ganache over the top of the cake.
Pile on some of the toffee bits.
Top with the other cake layer.
Frost the outside of the cakes with the remaining ganache.
Decorate cake with toffee bits...along the top edges and bottom of cake. (Be creative and have fun).
Chill until ready to serve.
Bring to room temperature before slicing.
ENJOY!!
Notes
For another awesome chocolate dessert try:
Oh My Reese's Cupcakes
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