Treacle Mirror Glaze Cake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
This treacle mirror glaze cake is absolutely stunning and honestly, it's easier to make than it looks. The rich molasses flavor from the treacle and golden syrup creates this incredible depth that makes people think you've spent hours in the kitchen, but you'll have it baked and glazed in just under an hour. What I love most is that treacle actually contains minerals like potassium and iron, so you're getting a bit of nutritional benefit with your indulgence. The whole recipe comes together with simple pantry staples, and the glossy chocolate mirror glaze on top is the perfect finishing touch that never fails to impress.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 300 gall-purpose flour
- 250 ggranulated sugar
- 200 gunsalted butter
- 4large eggs
- 100 mltreacle
- 50 mlgolden syrup
- 5 mlvanilla extract
- 5 gbaking powder
- 2 gsalt
- 100 gdark chocolate chips
- 50 mlheavy cream
- 50 gconfectioner's sugar
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350ºfF). Grease and line a 20cm round cake pan.
- 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- 3
In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, eggs, treacle, golden syrup, and vanilla extract.
- 4
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
- 5
Melt the dark chocolate chips in a double boiler or in the microwave in 10-second increments, stirring between each interval.
- 6
Fold the melted chocolate into the cake batter until well combined.
- 7
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top.
- 8
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 9
Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
- 10
Transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 11
To make the treacle mirror glaze, heat the heavy cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until simmering.
- 12
Remove from the heat and whisk in the confectioner's sugar until dissolved.
- 13
Add the melted butter and treacle to the glaze and whisk until smooth.
- 14
Pour the glaze over the cooled cake and smooth the top.
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