Caramel Nut Breakfast Cake Recipes

EASY CARAMEL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter two 20cm springform tins and line the bases with baking parchment.
• Beat the butter and both sugars in a bowl with an electric whisk for a few mins until lighter in colour and fluffy. Add the vanilla and the eggs, one at a time, adding a spoonful of flour and beating in between each egg. Add the remaining flour and milk. Divide between the cake tins and bake for 25-30 mins until they're golden, spring back when pressed, and a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle. Cool in the tins for a few mins, then tip out and leave to cool completely on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, for the icing, put the butter and icing sugar in a bowl and whisk for a few mins until light and airy. Whisk in the caramel briefly, adding 1 tbsp of boiling water to loosen, if needed. Set aside until the sponges are completely cool before assembling, or the icing will melt.
• Use half the icing to sandwich the cakes together, then spread the remainder over the top, smoothing it out with a knife or the back of a spoon. Leave in a cool place until ready to serve. Drizzle with the 3 tbsp extra sauce (warm briefly in the microwave if it's a little stiff), allowing some to drip down the sides if you like, and scatter over the toffee, chocolate or caramel pieces to serve. Edible glitter, birthday candles or sparklers, optional.

BANANA-NUT CAKE WITH CARAMEL ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and mix in pecans. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in another bowl.
• Beat 1 cup sugar and shortening together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in banana, eggs, and vanilla extract. Add sour cream and mix until just blended. Add flour mixture and beat until blended.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar-nut mixture into the prepared cake pan. Top with 1/2 of the cake batter. Follow with remaining nut mixture and cake batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then turn the cake out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add brown sugar and milk. Bring to a boil; continue to boil for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract; mix in powdered sugar gradually. Top the cooled cake with the frosting.

CARAMEL-NUT BREAKFAST CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Measure out 1 cup dry cake mix and set aside.
• Combine remaining cake mix, flour, oil, water and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
• Beat 2 minutes at med speed.
• Pour into greased and floured 13x9-inch pan.
• For topping, combine reserved cake mix, brown sugar and nuts in a small bowl.
• Add butter and mix until crumbly.
• Sprinkle on top of batter in the pan.
• Cut through batter with a knife to create a marble effect.
• Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes.
• Combine powdered sugar, water and corn syrup together for glaze.
• (Mix over a low heat if using golden syrup).
• Drizzle glaze over cake.

CARAMEL BREAKFAST CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Sprinkle sugar on bottom of well-greased 9" layer pan; cover with nuts.
• Pour topping over nuts.
• Dip biscuits in butter; arrange in pan with 15 biscuits overlapping around outer edge and 5 in center.
• Bake at 400° for 23-25 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes; invert onto serving plate.
• Serve warm.

UTTERLY NUTTERLY CARAMEL LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line 2 x 20cm loose-bottomed Victoria sandwich cake tins with baking parchment, then grease one of the tins over the top of the parchment (this will help to prevent the caramel-nut topping from sticking when you turn it out). Tip the nuts into a frying pan and toast over a medium heat until golden. Add 50g of the butter, 50g sugar, the golden syrup and a good pinch of salt. Stir until the butter has melted, then bubble for 2 mins until the buttery sauce is golden brown - don't let it bubble for too long or the topping will set hard once cooled. Tip into the cake tin with the greased parchment and smooth over. Leave to cool while you make the cake.
• Tip the remaining butter and sugar into a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each addition. Add the flour, almonds, baking powder, 1⁄2 tsp salt, almond extract and milk, and mix again until just combined. Divide the cake mixture between the tins and smooth over the surface. Bake for 25 mins, or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tins for 10 mins, then flip out onto a wire rack and remove the parchment. Allow to cool completely.
• Whisk the cream and 2 tbsp of the caramel until softly whipped and just holding its shape. To assemble the cake, place the plain cake on a plate or stand. Top with the whipped cream, swirling it out towards the edges. Drizzle over the remaining caramel (give it a good mix first to loosen it), letting it dribble down the sides. Top with the remaining sponge, nutty-side up. Serve within 1 day, or store in fridge for 3 days, removing it from the fridge 10 mins before serving.

CARAMEL NUT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Important: All ingredients must be at room temperature.
• Mix butter and Crisco.
• Add brown sugar, a little at a time, and beat well.
• Add white sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time.
• Add vanilla.
• Sift flour, salt and baking powder together.
• Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Fold in pecans.
• Pour into a greased tube cake pan.
• Bake at 325F for 1 1/2 hours.
• When cake comes out of oven, begin making frosting. (Frosting will harden if made first.)
• While cake is warm, pour frosting over cake.
• Frosting: Combine butter, brown sugar and milk in saucepan and cook 2 1/2 minutes after coming to a boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Add pecans and pour immediately over warm cake.