Valentine's Butterscotch Cake for Two
Coooking Temperature: 325 °F/ 165 °C / Gas Mark 3
Diet : NF,
Calories: 23
Adjust Servings Here: 2 servings
Description
A butterscotch cake makes the perfect valentine's day dessert for two. Rich and buttery with the flavor of butterscotch from the dark brown sugar and whipping cream. The best part it takes just 5 minutes to prep and 18 minutes to bake.
Ingredients
Butterscotch cake
- ¾ cup (95 g) All purpose flour
- ¼ tsp Baking powder
- ⅛ tsp Baking Soda
- ⅛ tsp Salt
- 1 large Egg
- ⅓ cup (75 g) Brown sugar
- ⅓ cup (75 g) Cooking oil
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup (75 g) Sour cream
Butterscotch frosting
- 1 cup (227 g) Mascarpone cream cheese
- ½ cup (120 g) Butterscotch sauce
Plus
- ⅓ cup Sugar syrup
- ⅓ cup Butterscotch sauce
- Garnish for cake
Instructions
Butterscotch cake
- Oven - Preheat the oven at 325 °F/ 165 °C / Gas Mark 3
- Pan - Grease and dust with flour a 5-inch round cake pan. Alternatively, you can also use a 6-inch round cake pan. Pro tip - A 6-inch round cake pan will make a 2½-inch tall cake.
- Dry ingredients - In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt – Set aside.¾ cup All purpose flour, ¼ tsp Baking powder, ⅛ tsp Baking Soda, ⅛ tsp Salt
- Wet ingredients - In a bowl of the stand mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the egg with sugar until light and foamy. Gradually add the oil, followed by the vanilla extract.1 large Egg, ⅓ cup Brown sugar, ⅓ cup Cooking oil , 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- Combine - Next, add the flour mixture and sour cream in two additions. Do not overmix.⅓ cup Sour cream
- Bake - Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and transfer to the oven on the center rack. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes until a skewer inserted in the center comes clean.
- Cool - Remove from the oven and cool completely before frosting.
Assemble
- Butterscotch frosting - Combine the cream cheese and butterscotch sauce - do not overmix. Pro tip - overmixing will make the cream cheese grainy.1 cup Mascarpone cream cheese, ½ cup Butterscotch sauce
- Level, torte - When cooled, cut the dome off the cake and divide it horizontally into three layers.
- Stack - Moisten each layer with simple syrup and add a generous dollop of frosting. Spread evenly with an offset spatula. Top with the next layer followed by more frosting and then the last layer.⅓ cup Sugar syrup
- Frost - Spread the remaining frosting all around and on top of the cake. Using an offset spatula create a rustic finish around the cake. Pro tip - this frosting will not create a smooth finish so do not overwork it.
- Drip - Pour the butterscotch sauce on top of the cake and guide it to create a drip around it. Top with your choice of garnish. I used strawberries and blueberries.⅓ cup Butterscotch sauce
- Chill - Keep the cake chilled until you are ready to use it.Garnish for cake
The nutrition information and metric conversion are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator. Thank you
Did you make this recipe? Share it with me.Tag @veenaazmanov_kitchen on instagram or #hashtag it #veenaazmanovkitchen