Wednesday 20 March 2013

Sticky Toffee Loaf Cake

Normally, the cake should be the star of the show – not the icing. A cupcake piled overwhelmingly high with decadent swirl upon swirl of icing can err on the wrong side of rich. However, I think in the case of this cake it is ok that the icing almost outshines the dark cake beneath. In fact, I think it is the best icing I have ever made, it was that good. It is very sweet, rich and full of butterscotch flavour. I’ve made a similar variation before – a penuche icing to top apple cupcakes – but this version managed to be even better and more caramelly than that. Plus, the cake it topped was pretty good too! DSCF9412I like making cake or cookie versions of traditional dessert recipes and working out how the flavours can be carried across different baking mediums. It means that instead of having a bake best served immediately, after a meal, the cake can last several days and be enjoyed at any time. Win. This Delia recipe uses all the classic sticky toffee pudding elements and also adds pecans. Personally I’m not a fan of nuts (other than almonds) in cakes but they seemed to go down well with the family, adding a contrast in texture to the dense squishyness of the cake and icing.DSCF9422You can find the recipe here and I didn’t make any changes other than decreasing the amount of pecans. The icing only uses 4tbsp of evaporated milk, meaning that the majority of the tin is left behind – it’s taking a lot of resistance and willpower not to make another batch!

5 comments:

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

Cakes with icing: perfect! This one looks delicious.

Cheerrs,

Rosa

Dewi said...

Goodness me, can it be more delicious then your toffee cake? Yum!

La Table De Nana said...

Thanks Lucy..it looks great:-)

The Caked Crusader said...

Looks lovely - these are all my fave flavours. Perfect for the cold weather too

plasterer bristol said...

This sounds lovely. And quite easy to make, thanks for posting this recipe.

Simon