Peanut Butterscotch Cake
Peanut Butterscotch Cake made with peanut butter, filled and topped with delicious butterscotch frosting and butterscotch sauce and salted peanuts! So good!
Heaven in a cake!
This rich peanut butter cake is good on its own but my oh my add homemade butterscotch sauce to it and you´re in heaven! Are you drooling yet?
Delicious doesn´t mean hard
I can promise you this cake was easy to make, no special skills were required but the end result was a delicious looking cake that kinda resembles a Snicker bar.. It wasn´t my intention though *smile*.
I made 1 x 20cm mold cake and cut it into two, if you want a taller cake you just have to double the recipe.. to make this cake please follow the recipe below:
INGREDIENTS
for the cake batter:
- 1 cup of sunflower oil
- 200g of white sugar
- 4L eggs at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 200g of white flour (this can easily be replaced by gluten free flour)
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 3 heaped tablespoons of peanut butter (softened slightly in your microwave oven)
for the butterscotch sauce:
- 1 & 1/2 cups of brown sugar
- 200ml of cream (35%)
- 1/4 cup of unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla essence
for the frosting:
- 300g of unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- pinch of salt
- 250g of sifted icing sugar
- 1/2 cup of butterscotch sauce
- salted peanuts
METHOD
for the cake batter:
Pre-heat your oven to 175ºC and grease your 20cm mold. Mix your oil and sugar together in your blender and then add your eggs one by one until well mixed. Now add your vanilla essence. Sift your dry ingredients together and add to your egg mixture. Finally add your peanut butter. Pout the butter in your prepared mould and bake for aproximately 45 minutes.. (if you divide the batter your baking time will be less). Let it cool properly before using for assembly. I normally leave mine in the fridge for about 15 minutes (after cooling to room temperature) before using it.
for the butterscotch sauce:
Melt your butter in a sauce pan on the stove, then add your sugar and the rest of your ingredients. Bring to boil at medium heat and let simmer for aproximately 5 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Leave to cool & thicken further at room temperature.
for the frosting:
Mix your butter and icing sugar together at high speed until light & fluffy (make sure that you start slow not to have icing sugar all over you and your kitchen..lol). Now add your vanilla essence and butterscotch sauce and make sure all the ingredients are well incorporated.
HOW TO ASSEMBLE THE CAKE
Cut your cake into 2 (if like me you used only 1 mold) then fill your cake with buttercream frosting and make sure it´s evenly spread, drizzle some more butterscotch sauce over and sprinkle over a good measure of salty peanuts 😉 Top with your next layer and do the exact same.. Your cake is ready to be devoured.. YUM!!
Food Photography is hard
I´m excited to say that my photos are getting better although I still have not managed to save up for that camera I told you guys about a while ago that I really want. However I did find new software for editing on the web and it has already made a world of difference.
Just imagine what a better camera can do! When I do get my dream camera I can see myself doing summersaults all over my house *big smile*.
See you all next time! Hope you all have a week filled with “sweet” things *smile*
Johlene
xoxo
Looks amazing! I’m going to get my husband to try this recipe for the family 🙂
Kelly
Thanks Kelly! When he makes it send me a pic or 2 over 🙂 ps. Good that you get your hubby to bake, wish mine did 😉
I feel ya–where does the time go?! This cake sounds incredible, I’m such a sweet-and-salty person, I know I would go crazy for it. Butterscotch and peanuts is such a nice change from caramel and peanuts, too!
Thanks you! I agree when something is too sweet I generally dont like it but when combined with salty I love it! Xx
Yes, time is always the problem factor when it comes to sharing everything I want to share, also! This looks soooo amazing!
Thanks!! I know time can be a huge factor especially when you have kids etc.. Xx
Now THIS looks crazy yummy!! Butterscoth and peanut?! YES!
Yes Yes Yes.. believe me.. Lol!
Johlene, es verdad, a mi también me falta tiempo. Tiene muy buena pinta. Y las fotos son preciosas, me encantan. Have a good weekend. Xoxo
Thanks Tatiana!! Hope you have a good weekend too!! Xx
Tiene una pinta increíble… el corte y cómo cae el butterscotch!!! Seguro que está buenííísimo!! ^_^
Y las fotos genial!! Poquito a poco se va mejorando… y cuando tengas tu cámara no me quiero ni imaginar!
Besitos!!
¡Gracias Ana! Sí… cuando tengo mi nueva camera me voy a divertir 🙂 🙂 Un besito xoxo
I know exactly what you mean about having too many ideas and not enough time!! This cake sounds fabulous!! 🙂 Love it girl!
Thanks! Coming from you I take it as a huge compliment 😉 xoxo
¡Hola! Como siempre tus tartas tienen una pinta buenísima.
Te he dejado una cosita en mi blog, espero que te guste 🙂
Un besito.
Gracias!! Voy a ver que sorpresa tienes.. 🙂 Xx
Las fotos lo dicen todo! Tiene que estar de vicio. A mí también me gusta mucho la mezcla dulce y salado.
Yo también necesito tiempo…habrá algún sitio donde lo vendan jejejeje
Un beso guapa!
Só dinde lo vendan..? Si sabes, me dirás algo vale? jejeje!! xoxo
A cake which looks like a giant snickers bar??? I’m in! This sounds so delicious : D
Yeah me too!! lol Thanks!! Xx
I simply want to devour this entire cake! Homemade butterscotch sounds fab!
Believe me I wanted to do the same 😉 Xx
buenos días!!!! la verdad q tienes toda la razón nos falta tiempo para poder hacer todo lo que queremos, no cunde nada: yo también ando detrás de la cámara de fotos pero me tendré que esperar a ver si para mi cumple me la regalan jajaja. me gustan mucho las fotos con el fondo desenfocado, buen programa has encontrado!!! un besito!
Gracias chicas.. les envié un mensaje por Facebook con los detalles del software 🙂 Un besito xoxoxo