Description
A delightful cake featuring layers of soft cake, gooey caramel, and crunchy toffee, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup brown sugar (for caramel sauce)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (for caramel sauce)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (for caramel sauce and frosting)
- 1 pinch of salt (for caramel sauce)
- 1 cup crushed Heath bars
- 1 cup toffee bits
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
- 1/2 cup butter (for frosting)
- 2 cups powdered sugar (for frosting)
- 1/2 cup homemade caramel sauce (for frosting)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ยฐF (175ยฐC) and grease and line cake pans with parchment paper.
- Cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each; mix in vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding cake flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour.
- Divide batter into pans and bake for 25โ30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.
- For caramel sauce, melt brown sugar and butter over medium heat, stir in heavy cream and a pinch of salt, and simmer for 3โ5 minutes until thickened.
- For frosting, beat butter until creamy, gradually add powdered sugar, then cooled caramel sauce; add heavy cream if needed.
- Layer and frost the cake, sprinkling crushed toffee between layers.
- Frost the outside of the cake and drizzle with caramel sauce.
- Top with more crushed Heath bars, toffee bits, and chopped pecans if using.
Notes
For best results, bring eggs and butter to room temperature before mixing. Avoid overmixing the batter, and ensure the cake cools fully before frosting.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 70mg