Nutty Cake Food

UTTERLY NUTTERLY CARAMEL LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line 2 x 20cm loose-bottomed Victoria sandwich cake tins with baking parchment, then grease one of the tins over the top of the parchment (this will help to prevent the caramel-nut topping from sticking when you turn it out). Tip the nuts into a frying pan and toast over a medium heat until golden. Add 50g of the butter, 50g sugar, the golden syrup and a good pinch of salt. Stir until the butter has melted, then bubble for 2 mins until the buttery sauce is golden brown - don't let it bubble for too long or the topping will set hard once cooled. Tip into the cake tin with the greased parchment and smooth over. Leave to cool while you make the cake.
• Tip the remaining butter and sugar into a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each addition. Add the flour, almonds, baking powder, 1⁄2 tsp salt, almond extract and milk, and mix again until just combined. Divide the cake mixture between the tins and smooth over the surface. Bake for 25 mins, or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tins for 10 mins, then flip out onto a wire rack and remove the parchment. Allow to cool completely.
• Whisk the cream and 2 tbsp of the caramel until softly whipped and just holding its shape. To assemble the cake, place the plain cake on a plate or stand. Top with the whipped cream, swirling it out towards the edges. Drizzle over the remaining caramel (give it a good mix first to loosen it), letting it dribble down the sides. Top with the remaining sponge, nutty-side up. Serve within 1 day, or store in fridge for 3 days, removing it from the fridge 10 mins before serving.

NUTTY BUDDY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 mini bundt pans [set of 6]
• 2. In a large bowl, whisk together cake mix and pudding mix, 2 tbsp of flour, 2 tbsp of baking powder, 1/2 c of sugar. Add slightly beaten eggs to dry mixture, then add water, oil, vanilla; Blend well.
• 3. Add mashed bananas, chopped nuts, and toffee bits. Beat 4-5 minutes on medium speed. Scrape down sides.
• 4. Pour batter in prepared pan, fill 3/4 high in each section. Bake 17-20 minutes for each pan or until cakes lightly brown. Test cakes with toothpick for doneness, if necessary.
• 5. GLAZE: In a small bowl, melt butter. Add powdered sugar and stir. Gradually add spoons of water to make desired consistency for glaze. Add nuts, and whisk until glaze is smooth and reaches a drizzle consistency. Add water if necessary. Once cakes cool, drizzle icing over cake in a circular motion until icing and nuts are eveningly distributed on each mini bundt.

NUTTY CAKE BARS WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350º F.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Beat first 4 ingredients with mixer until blended. (Dough will be thick.) Stir in nuts; press onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Bake 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package; stir in oil. Spread over cake. Refrigerate 30 min. or until chocolate is firm. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into bars.

NUTTY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cakes according to package directions, using two greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a small bowl, beat almond paste and butter until smooth. Gradually beat in cream until fluffy. Cut each cake horizontally in half; spread filling over bottom layers. Replace top layers., In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Stir in sour cream and salt. Spread over the top of each cake. Sprinkle with almonds. Refrigerate leftovers.

NUTTY IRISHMAN CREME CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the first 7 ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat for 3 minutes.
• Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees 40 to 50 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Remove from bundt pan.
• With a pastry brush brush Frangelico on cooked cake and let it cool completely.
• Mix Baileys and 1 cup sugar until a thick glaze is formed adding more sugar if necessary.
• When ready, pour over the cooled cake.
• Or use the frosting recipe above.
• Sprinkle toasted almonds into glaze while still soft pressing gentle so to stay on cake.

NUTTY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Blend in carrots, eggs and vanilla.
• Add combined dry ingredients alternately with milk, mixing well after each addition.
• Stir in nuts.
• Pour into greased foulred 9x13 pan.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean and dry.
• While baking make frosting:.
• Combine cream cheese, milk and vanilla, mixing until blended. Gradually add sugar, mixing well after each addition.
• After cake has cooled frost cake and top with chopped nuts if desired.

NUTTY APPLE STREUSEL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Butter two 20cm sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper. In a large bowl, beat all the cake ingredients together until you have a smooth, soft batter.
• Divide the mixture between the tins, smooth the surface with a spatula or the back of a spoon. Once the cake mix is in the pan, poke into it thick slices from the 4 peeled and cored small eating apples (Cox's are ideal). Then bake for about 30 mins (half way through baking add the streusel mix on top of one of the cakes, see next step below) until golden and the cake springs back when pressed. Turn onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, roughly rub together the light muscovado sugar, plain flour and butter. Mix in the roughly chopped blanched hazelnuts. Half-way through baking, sprinkle the streusel mix on top of one of the cakes.
• To make the filling, beat the butter until smooth and creamy, then gradually beat in icing sugar. Beat in vanilla extract if you're using it. Spread the butter cream over the bottom of the sponge that doesn't have the streusel on top and sandwich the two halves of the cake. Keep in an airtight container and eat within 2 days.