Cashew Caramel Cookie Butter Cake

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Thursday, June 7, 2012
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Cashew Caramel Cookie Butter Cake

Ingredients:
Cake
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3 tablespoons Cookie Butter or Biscoff Spread
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup finely chopped toasted cashews
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Caramel1 cup coconut milk, divided use
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter
1/8 teaspoon finely ground sea salt

Frosting2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons Cookie Butter or Biscoff Spread
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.  Coat a 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray.

To make the cake, in a large mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together butter, cookie butter and sugar until creamy - about 1 minute.  Beat in egg, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda and salt until well combined.  Reduce mixer speed to low, and beat in flour, alternating with coconut until just combined.  Beat in cashews and coconut until combined.  Place batter into pan.  Bake 25 minutes, or until golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into cake comes out with moist crumbs attached.  Cool 10 minutes before running a knife around outside edges and inverting cake onto a platter.

To make the caramel sauce, heat 1/2 cup coconut milk, brown sugar and corn syrup in a medium saucepan over medium heat: bring to a boil.  Boil, without stirring, until caramel reaches 236 degrees.  Remove pan from heat and whisk in remaining coconut milk, butter and sea salt until combined.  Poke a generous amount of holes into cake, and pour caramel on top. 

To make the frosting, in a large mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together butter, cookie butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until creamy and smooth.  Frost cake.

Makes 8 servings

20 comments on "Cashew Caramel Cookie Butter Cake"
  1. This cake looks absolutely scrumptious! What's not to love about coconut, cashews, and cookie butter? (Just the name "Cookie Butter," makes me happy.) :D

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  2. well, cashews ARE my number one. love Love LOVE them! and Biscoff / Speculoos. I have not tried TJ's version, as I have three jars of Speculoos in my pantry right now.

    one WILL be used to make this cake. thanks for sharing!

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  3. Well, how lucky for me . . . Amazon.com sells both the Cookie Butter and Biscoff spread together! :-) It's on it's way, and I will DEFINITELY be making this cake as soon as I get it. Looks SO GOOD!

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  4. Oh my, this looks sooooo yummy. Cake and caramel and frosting? Does it get better than that?

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  5. Emily this looks SO good! I am in love with Biscoff spread - I may have to buy some more just so I can make this for my next family function..

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  6. Tj's cookie butter is cheaper which is why I tend to buy it more often than I do biscoff especially since they taste the same to me. I have no idea how you got a jar to last you that long! I just go at it with a spoon. This cake looks worth it though!

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  7. This cake looks amazing! Baking one or two cakes a week? Whoever you're sharing with is very lucky.

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  8. This looks amazing! I am in love with anything cookie butter. Have you baked anything from the Peanut Butter & Co. brand, like the White Chocolate Wonderful or Cinnamon Raisin Swirl? Just curious since I'm thinking about experimenting. Thanks!

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  9. This cake looks so delicious and cookie butter sounds great!

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  10. Yum, this sounds so good! I'm afraid to try the Cookie Butter because I will like it better than Biscoff! But I think I will give it a shot.

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  11. I have got to try that cookie spread! and then make this cake with it :)

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  12. This cake sounds so tasty! I absolutely love this idea!

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  13. Do I dare try cookie butter? I see it, but fear having it in the house...

    I used to make these wonderful cashew blondies. I should see if I still have the recipe somewhere.

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  14. I'm dying here that looks so good. I love that stuff!

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  15. oh my gosh -- could that possibly be any more delicious!?!?! that looks amaaaaaaazing!! thanks for sharing!

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  16. i'm still avoiding cookie butter like the plague, but this sounds too good to resist :)

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  17. Just wanted to tell you I made this yesterday, and I cried. It was that good. :-)

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    1. Wow!! That makes me so happy! I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for trying the recipe. Muah!

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  18. Thanks for the recipe! I'm going to make this for a friend's birthday, but I have one question: do you think it'd be ok to make it 2 days in advance? Like, is it the kind of cake that the flavors get better after a little bit, or should it be super-fresh?

    Thanks!

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    1. Hi Mollie! I hope you like the recipe! Thanks for trying it. I ate this cake for days and thought it was fine, so I think you would be okay making it two days in advance.

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