Desserts & Baking
Almond-and-maple cakes with salted maple caramel
6
Easy
20 minutes
40 minutes
Wine/Spirit Pairing
Vergelegen Vin de Florence
Ingredients
Method- 100 g butter
- 1 T maple syrup
- 150 g brown sugar
- 2 free-range eggs
- 240 g ground almonds For the salted maple caramel:
- 2 cups cream
- 150 g white sugar
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 2 t Maldon salt
Method
Ingredients1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Melt the butter, maple syrup and brown sugar over a medium heat. Allow to cool slightly, then whisk in the eggs and ground almonds.
3. Pour into a greased muffin pan and bake for 30–40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Pour over the salted caramel before serving.
4. To make the salted caramel, simmer the ingredients over a medium heat. Once the sugar has dissolved, increase the heat and reduce until the mixture is sticky and golden.
Cook’s note: These soft and gooey cakes will keep well for up to a week in an airtight container.
Please advise how much Maple Syrup in the sauce. It say ½ maple syrup. Is that half the bottle ?
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