Caramel Peanut Coffee Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup cooled melted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Caramel Topping:
- 1-1/2 cups roasted salted peanuts
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Spray a 9x9-inch glass baking pan with baker's release spray.
- Whisk together the sugar with the melted butter then stir in the egg, vanilla and buttermilk.
- Add the flour, baking powder and salt and stir until mixed.
- Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 25 minutes or until it tests done with a toothpick.
- Place the butter, brown sugar, condensed milk, salt and molasses for the topping in a small saucepan.
- Stir until mixed and bring mixture to a boil.
- Stir constantly for three minutes over low heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and roasted peanuts.
- Immediately spread the mixture over the warm cake, gently spreading it out with a spatula. Do this quickly because it does start to set right away.
- Allow cake to cool and caramel to firm up.
- Dust the top with powdered sugar.
- Slice into six pieces with a sharp knife.
Notes
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com
Nutrition
Calories: 664kcalCarbohydrates: 87gProtein: 9gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 547mgPotassium: 382mgFiber: 1gSugar: 76gVitamin A: 866IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 181mgIron: 1mg
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