Description
Indulgent salted caramel traybake promises a luxurious dessert experience that blends rich sweetness with subtle salt undertones. Chocolate lovers will delight in this easy-to-make treat that delivers complex flavor profiles with minimal effort.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups self raising flour
- 2 eggs
- 180 grams (6.3 ounces) butter
Sweeteners and Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup caster sugar
- 3/4 cup caramel sauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1/2 cup sour cream or plain yoghurt
Seasoning:
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt flakes
Instructions
- Prepare the baking vessel by lining an 18x25cm tin with parchment paper and heating the oven to 180°C.
- Using an electric mixer, whip butter and sugars until achieving a light, airy consistency.
- Incorporate eggs individually, ensuring thorough blending after each addition.
- Introduce vanilla extract to the mixture, mixing until evenly distributed.
- Gently fold flour, sour cream, and salt into the batter, taking care not to overmix.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared tin, artfully swirling half the caramel sauce throughout.
- Position the tin in the preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a skewer emerges clean when inserted.
- Allow the cake to cool completely at room temperature, ensuring no residual warmth remains.
- Craft the icing by vigorously beating butter with icing sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Blend caramel sauce and salt into the buttercream, creating a rich, decadent frosting.
- Generously spread the icing across the cooled cake’s surface.
- Elegantly drizzle the remaining caramel sauce in a decorative pattern.
- Slice into portions and serve, revealing the luscious layers within.
Notes
- Softening butter beforehand ensures smoother, fluffier creaming process for perfect texture.
- Using room temperature eggs prevents batter from curdling and helps create even cake consistency.
- Avoid overmixing batter to maintain a tender, light crumb; stop folding once ingredients are just combined.
- For gluten-free version, substitute regular flour with a high-quality gluten-free flour blend and add 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum for better structure.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 40-45 mins
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 313 kcal
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 240 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg