Salted Caramel Traybake Cake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Easy
This salted caramel traybake cake is a simple baked dessert combining flour, sugar, butter and eggs with vanilla extract and salted caramel sauce, finished with flaky sea salt. The cake takes just 20 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to bake, making it suitable for anyone looking for a straightforward bake that delivers rich, sweet flavour with a savoury salt contrast.
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Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour
- 300 ggranulated sugar
- 150 gunsalted butter
- 4large eggs
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 200 mlsalted caramel sauce
- 10 gsea salt
- 5 gbaking powder
- 150 mlunsalted milk
- 20 gflaky sea salt
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350ºfF). Line an 18cm x 28cm traybake tin with parchment paper.
- 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Tip: Sift the dry ingredients to incorporate air.
- 3
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter and eggs until light and fluffy.
Tip: Make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- 4
Add the vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- 5
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
Tip: Be gentle to avoid overmixing.
- 6
Pour half of the batter into the prepared tin.
- 7
Drizzle the salted caramel sauce over the batter, followed by a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.
Tip: Use a spatula to spread the sauce evenly.
- 8
Pour the remaining batter over the caramel sauce.
Tip: Use a spatula to spread the batter evenly.
- 9
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Tip: Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
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