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Toffee Cake

Preparation -1 hour 10 minutes / Total-3 hours 10 minutes

*stuffing face with cake*...........??? Oh hi there! Haha, I didn't see you there ^u^
What am I eating? Well, my dear friend, I'm eating this awesome toffee cake! Do you want me to share the recipe?
Sweet! Here you go~ *magical transition to the recipe*


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Ingredients:

Cake

[For 1st Step]

1/2 cup of butter

1/2 cup of firmly packed brown sugar

2 cups of finely crushed vanilla wafers

2 cups of finely chopped pecans

 

[For 2nd Step]

1 cup of butter (This is still for the cake, just for a different step)

1 1/4 cup of firmly packed dark brown sugar

1 cup of white/granulated sugar

4 large eggs

2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/4 teaspoon of baking soda

1 container of sour cream (regular size)

1/2 cup of Buttermilk

2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

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Frosting

1 bag of semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup of heavy cream

1/2 cup of butter

6 cups of powdered sugar

1 cup of chocolate-covered toffee bars :P

Extra

-Electric mixer

-Five medium sized bowls [But if you're anything like me, and don't have the fortune to buy all the bowls you want, you can just wash them out and reuse them :3]

-One microwave-safe bowl

-Three 9 inch round pans

-One normal pan

-Parchment paper

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Directions

For the Cake:

[First Step]-Toffee coating

·         First heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

·         In a medium bowl, stir together ½ cup of melted butter and brown sugar until it's blended together.

·         Add the crushed vanilla wafers and pecans in and mix it together.

·         Spread the mixture in a lightly greased baking pan.

·         Bake this mixture for 15 to 20 minutes, or until it's lightly toasted; stir it once after 10 minutes.

·         Let it cool completely.

[Second Step]-The actual cake

·         Get a new bowl and beat the (1 cup) butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until it's creamy.

·         Gradually add the white and brown sugars in; beat it well.

·         Add egg yolks, 1 at a time; beating just until blended after each addition.

·         In another bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.

·         In a separate bowl, stir together the sour cream, buttermilk, and vanilla extract.

·         Add flour mixture to the butter mixture alternately with the sour cream mixture; beginning and ending with flour mixture. (It's a little confusing, but you can do it!)

·         Beat at low speed until just blended.

·         Beat egg whites (No yolk) in a large bowl at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.

·         Gently stir one-third of egg whites into batter; fold in remaining egg whites.

·         Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) round cake pans; line with parchment paper.

·         Sprinkle 1 cup of pecan mixture in the bottom of each pan.

·         Spoon the batter into the prepared pans.

·         Drop pans lightly on counter to release large air bubbles.

·         Bake it for 18 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

·         Cool for 10 minutes.

·         Remove the parchment paper.

·         Then cool completely (about 1 hour).

Yay!

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For the Frosting:

·         In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the chocolate chips and ¼ cup of the heavy cream for 2 to 3 minutes (or until melted and smooth)

·         Let cool to room temperature.

·         In another bowl beat softened butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until it's creamy.

·         Gradually add powdered sugar and remaining ¼ cup of heavy cream; do 1 tablespoon at a time. (Make sure it's blended after each addition.)

·         Now it's time to beat in the chocolate mixture you made from earlier; do his until it's light and fluffy.

·         Lastly, spread the awesome frosting you just made between the layers of the cake, as well as on the top and sides.

·         Stir together the remaining pecan mixture and finely chopped toffee bars and press it on the sides of the cake.

You did it!!!! After all that hard work, you definitely deserve to sit down and enjoy this masterpiece you just made! I hope you enjoy it~

 
-Mayilane 

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