Tosca Cake

Name: Tosca Cake
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 150 g caster sugar; 400 g flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 100 ml milk; 125 g butter, unsalted & melted; 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste; 1/8 teaspoon salt; Nut topping; 80 g butter, unsalted; 125 g almonds, slivered; 125 g sugar; 4 tablespoons cream; 1 tablespoon flour

14 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

3 eggs
150 g caster sugar
400 g flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
100 ml milk
125 g butter, unsalted & melted
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1/8 teaspoon salt
Nut topping
80 g butter, unsalted
125 g almonds, slivered
125 g sugar
4 tablespoons cream
1 tablespoon flour

Directions

1

Heat oven to 200°C.
2

Either butter a 22cm springform tin or line with baking paper.
3

Beat eggs until frothy then add the sugar and beat until thick and a pale yellow.
4

Shift flour, baking powder and salt, then add to egg mixture and fold together.
5

Add the milk and melted butter. Pour into the prepared cake tin making sure you flatten the top, bake for 20 minutes.
6

While the cake is baking make the topping by placing all the ingredients into a pot and bring to the boil.
7

Remove the cake from the oven - it won't be completely cooked - and spread over the topping.
8

Bake a further 10-15 mins or until the top is nice a browned.
9

The cake won't rise a lot but be rather flat.