Caramel swirl cake

This easy recipe combines butter cake with the oozy decadence of an old-fashioned caramel slice. The caramel is a breeze to make, and is swirled through the cake batter for a delicious result.

Ingredients

  • 180g unsalted butter

  • 1 cup caster sugar

    (280g)

  • 1 vanilla bean

    seeds scraped

  • 3 eggs

  • ⅓ cup milk

    (80ml)

  • 2 cups self-raising flour

    (300g)

  • 400g condensed milk

    tin, for caramel

  • 30g butter

    for caramel

  • 2 tbsp golden syrup

    for caramel

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Equipment

  • 1 24cm springform cake tin
  • 1 small saucepan
  • 1 fork

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Grease and line a 24cm springform cake tin.
  2. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla seeds until pale and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Fold through milk and flour.
  3. In a small saucepan, gently heat caramel ingredients, stirring often, until butter has melted and caramel is smooth.
  4. Spoon three-quarters of cake batter into prepared tin. Pour over caramel. Top with remaining cake batter. Use a fork to gently swirl mixture so as to distribute caramel through cake batter without fully combining it.
  5. Bake for 40 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in tin.

Notes

Tip
Serve with fresh double or whipped cream.
Variation
You could replace vanilla bean with 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.

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