Sticky Toffee Traybake

Sticky Toffee Tray Bake

Sticky Toffee Tray Bake

This is a recipe from the latest Great British Bake Off book – How to Turn Everyday Bakes into Showstoppers.  The recipe is very similar to one that I use for sticky toffee pudding and the method results in a delicate cake .  On this occasion I chose not to ice it; I wanted to make it slightly healthier for the kids lunch boxes and the icing was quite rich.  It is lovely with the icing though.

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Salted Caramels

Salted Caramels

Salted Caramels

This recipe for salted caramels is one I have shamelessly borrowed from the fabulous blog The Pink Whisk – when I saw them I just had to make them.  I am not going to list the ingredients or go into a long list of instructions here; go and check it out yourself – once you’ve looked you’ll be there for hours!  The only thing to say is that the recipe worked perfectly, was easy and they taste delicious.  That’s another thing to add to my Dad’s Christmas hamper…

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