Caramel Toffee Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan. In small bowl, dissolve coffee granules in boiling water.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, 1 cup water, the oil, eggs and coffee mixture with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, mix frosting and caramel topping. Frost cake with frosting mixture. Sprinkle with toffee candy. Store loosely covered.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• In a small bowl combine the dates and baking soda. Pour enough boiling water over the dates to just cover them.
• Cream 1/3 cup of butter with the white sugar until light. Beat in the eggs and mix well to combine.
• Add the flour and date mixture (including water) to the egg mixture and fold to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a tester comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool slightly and prepare the sauce.
• To Make Caramel Sauce: In a small saucepan combine the brown sugar, 1/3 cup butter, and evaporated milk. Cook over medium heat and bring to boil. Turn heat down and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Pour the sauce over individual servings of warm cake.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter two 20cm springform tins and line the bases with baking parchment.
• Beat the butter and both sugars in a bowl with an electric whisk for a few mins until lighter in colour and fluffy. Add the vanilla and the eggs, one at a time, adding a spoonful of flour and beating in between each egg. Add the remaining flour and milk. Divide between the cake tins and bake for 25-30 mins until they're golden, spring back when pressed, and a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle. Cool in the tins for a few mins, then tip out and leave to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, for the icing, put the butter and icing sugar in a bowl and whisk for a few mins until light and airy. Whisk in the caramel briefly, adding 1 tbsp of boiling water to loosen, if needed. Set aside until the sponges are completely cool before assembling, or the icing will melt.
• Use half the icing to sandwich the cakes together, then spread the remainder over the top, smoothing it out with a knife or the back of a spoon. Leave in a cool place until ready to serve. Drizzle with the 3 tbsp extra sauce (warm briefly in the microwave if it's a little stiff), allowing some to drip down the sides if you like, and scatter over the toffee, chocolate or caramel pieces to serve. Edible glitter, birthday candles or sparklers, optional.

Steps:

• Mix whipped topping and caramel topping gently until combined.
• Cut cake in half horizontally.
• Place the bottom layer on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup cream mixture and sprinkle with 1/3 cup candy bars. Then put another layer of the cream mixture and another layer of candy bar pieces.
• Place top layer of cake back on top of cream/candy bar layers.
• Frost top and sides with remaining cream mixture and sprinkle with remaining candy bars.
• Store in the refrigerator.
• NOTES: Be sure to store covered or the icing will become hard and sticky! I use reduced sugar/fat items and it comes out well but with a slightly different texture on the icing. Also I figued out the easiest way to crush the candy bars is to take a meat tenderizer to them and gently hammer them!

Steps:

• Butter an 8- or 9-inch square pan; set aside.
• Put dates, rum and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil, stirring frequently, then reduce heat and simmer until dates are soft (about 5 minutes).
• Puree dates in a blender or food processor; let cool 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• While your "date" is cooling his heels (hahah), in a medium bowl, stir together flour, powder, salt, cinnamon and soda; set aside.
• In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then add eggs (one at a time).
• Reduce mixer speed to low, alternate adding flour mixture and pureed dates.
• Pour batter into prepared pan, smooth top, then pop into the oven; bake for 25 minutes (set the timer).
• At end of 25 minutes, turn heat down to 325°F and bake an additional 15-20 minutes. Cake tester should come out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes (set the timer).
• Run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen; place a large serving plate over the top of the pan, invert the pan/plate.
• Make the sauce: In a medium saucepan, combine cream, brown sugar and butter.
• Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the remaining rum, cook 1 more minute.
• Pour warm sauce over cake.
• SUBSTITUTIONS: To make this more kid-friendly, substitute water or apple juice.

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake in a 9x13" baking pan as directed on back of cake mix. Let cake cool. Using a fork, poke holes all over the top of the cake. Mix together the sweetened condensed milk and caramel topping and pour all over the cake, letting it sink down into the holes. Spread whipped topping over the caramel layer and sprinkle with crushed Heath bars.
• I keep this cake in the fridge- it's delicious cold!