Best Blue Smoke Sticky Toffee Cake Recipes

Gooey Butter Cake image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for baking dish
1/4 cup warm whole milk (100 degrees)
1 envelope active dry yeast
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon coarse salt
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1 large egg, plus 1 large yolk
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup light corn syrup
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Steps:

Brush a 13-by-9-inch glass baking dish with butter. Line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on each of the long sides, and butter. Set aside.
Make the cake: In a small bowl, stir together milk and yeast; let stand until slightly foamy, about 5 minutes.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, sugar, and salt until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour in two additions, alternating with the milk mixture. Beat on medium speed until it forms a soft dough, 3 to 5 minutes.
Press dough into prepared baking dish and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Set aside in a warm place until puffy and full of air, about 1 hour.
Make the topping: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, and salt on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and beat to combine, scraping down sides of bowl. Add flour in two additions, alternating with corn syrup. Beat until thoroughly combined.
Spread topping evenly over risen dough using an offset spatula. Bake until just golden around the edges, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely in baking dish on a wire rack before dusting with confectioners' sugar and serving.

Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake image

Provided by Nancy Fuller

Categories dessert

Time 2h

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

Nonstick cooking spray, for the pan
1 1/2 cups chopped dates
1 cup boiling water
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups muscovado brown sugar
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup crushed toffee bar or toffee chips, such as Heath Bar, for garnish

Steps:

For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a bundt pan with a nonstick cooking spray.
Put the dates in a medium bowl, pour the boiling water over them and let sit 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, beat the granulated sugar, butter and eggs. Add the vanilla. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and gently mix. Add the dates with their liquid and mix. Use a light hand; don't overbeat or the cake will be tough.
Add the batter to the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes to an hour, making sure to check after 45 minutes to make sure the cake does not get too dry. Let cool for 15 minutes, then unmold the cake and cool on a rack until slightly warm.
For the pudding: In a medium pot, combine the brown sugar, butter, cream, vanilla and salt. Bring to a boil and then simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 10 minutes.
Place the cake on a platter, pour the pudding over and garnish with the crushed toffee bar.