TOSCA CAKE

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This recipe is from a very old Australian Woman's Weekly circa 1970's and one of the first recipes I made and collected. You can cheat and use a cake mix, use a butter cake.

Provided by Coasty

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 eggs
150 g caster sugar
400 g flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
100 ml milk
125 g butter, unsalted & melted
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1/8 teaspoon salt
80 g butter, unsalted
125 g almonds, slivered
125 g sugar
4 tablespoons cream
1 tablespoon flour

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 200°C.
  • Either butter a 22cm springform tin or line with baking paper.
  • Beat eggs until frothy then add the sugar and beat until thick and a pale yellow.
  • Shift flour, baking powder and salt, then add to egg mixture and fold together.
  • Add the milk and melted butter. Pour into the prepared cake tin making sure you flatten the top, bake for 20 minutes.
  • While the cake is baking make the topping by placing all the ingredients into a pot and bring to the boil.
  • Remove the cake from the oven - it won't be completely cooked - and spread over the topping.
  • Bake a further 10-15 mins or until the top is nice a browned.
  • The cake won't rise a lot but be rather flat.

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