Speckled Toffee Cake
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup greek yogurt
- 5 large egg yolks extra
- 3/4 teaspoon oil English Toffee, LorAnn Oils
- 3/4 cup milk
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate grated
- 2 bags toffee bits
- 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F
- Butter and line two 9 inch cake pans
- For the Cake: Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt
- In another bowl cream butter and sugar
- Beat in yogurt
- Beat in yolks (one at a time)
- Add flavoured oil
- Add 1/2 the flour mixture and beat well
- Add the yogurt and beat well
- Add the rest of the flour mixture and beat well
- Fold in the grated chocolate
- Spread batter between 2 pans and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until done
- Cool cakes in pans, then remove and finish cooling on racks
- For the Ganache: Place milk chocolate in bowl
- Bring whipping cream to a boil in a saucepan
- Pour hot cream over chocolate
- Let stand for 5 minutes to melt chocolate
- Stir until smooth
- Chill in fridge for 60 minutes
- Slowly beat chilled ganache with a mixer until thick and smooth (DO NOT over beat)
- To Assemble: Place one cake on a cake board
- Spread a nice thick layer of the ganache over cake
- Pile on toffee bits
- Top with the other cake
- Frost the outside of the cake with the remaining ganache
- Decorate top edge with toffee bits
- Trim bottom of cake with toffee bits
- Chill until ready to serve
- Bring to room temperature before slicing
- ENJOY!!
baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, brown sugar, greek yogurt, egg yolks, toffee, milk, chocolate, toffee bits, whipping cream
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Speckled-Toffee-Cake-1330240 (may not work)