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Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake with Toffee Buttercream Frosting

Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake

This Sticky Toffee Cake uses a buttery toffee frosting for one of the richest, most indulgent cakes you will ever sample. A terrific celebration cake.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 16 - 20 servings
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

  • 1 Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe baked in cake pans

For the frosting

  • 1 3/4 cups brown sugar lightly packed
  • 3 tbsp molasses
  • 3 tbsp golden syrup or dark corn syrup
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 6 egg whites at room temperature
  • ΒΌ tsp cream of tartar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups softened unsalted butter

Instructions

For the cake

  1. Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans or lightly grease and line with parchment paper for easy release. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Prepare the recipe for Sticky Toffee Pudding and divide the batter between the prepared pans.
  3. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the center springs back when lightly touched.
  4. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before turning the cakes out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  5. Frost with the Toffee Buttercream Frosting and garnish with chopped toffee chocolate bars if you like.

To prepare the Toffee Buttercream Frosting

  1. Combine the brown sugar, molasses, golden syrup water in a small saucepan.
  2. Bring to a boil. Continue to boil over medium heat without stirring until the mixture reaches 240 degrees on a candy thermometer.
  3. Meanwhile beat the egg whites, cream of tartar and vanilla extract together to soft peaks.
  4. Slowly pour in the sugar syrup hitting the side of the bowl and not the beaters. Continue beating the frosting for 10-15 minutes until the meringue is completely cool.
  5. When completely cool, slowly begin to add the butter, a few tablespoons at a time.
  6. Beat until smooth after each addition and continue beating until frosting thickens and somewhat resembles the consistency of stiffly whipped cream.