Sticky+Toffee+Cake

Sticky Toffee Cake **Using a Standing Mixer:** View the video link to learn more about how to use the Kitchen Aid Standing Mixer. How to use a standing mixer **Kitchen Aid Mixer:** You will use a flat beater on a medium speed (beat or 3/4) for this recipe.


 * Bake Time:** Looking at your recipe, you will notice the cake takes a good amount of time to bake. Plan to use the convection oven to reduce the total time. Remember that you reduce the time by 1/4 (so you bake for 3/4 of the original time) and temperature by 25 degrees.

**British Tea Lab -** On tea day, an intern will follow your directions to warm the cake and make the whipped cream (only if necessary, should you have guests planned for A lunch) Make a note on your prep of what you will need the intern to do that day. Also prepare instructions on your intern instruction sheet.
 * Serving the Cake:** Notice that your recipe also calls for the cake to be warmed directly before serving. **Practice Lab -** complete on the second day

What are dates?
 * Ingredient Investigation:**

Why unsalted butter? Unsalted butter ensures that you can control the amount of salt you add to your cakes and cookies. Different companies add different amounts of salt to their butter. How are we to know how salty our butter is, and how we should adjust the salt in the recipe? It’s too much of a guessing game. Removing the salt from the butter equation puts us in control of salting. Control is very important when it comes to flavor. When a recipe calls for unsalted butter, that means that the salt levels in the recipe account for no other salt source. If all you have salted butter, try cutting the instructed salt amount in half. Also, salt is a preservative. Salted butter has a longer shelf life than unsalted butter. That means that unsalted butter is typically fresher. Salt can mask flavors! We may not be able to taste or smell if our butter is off because clever clever salt can mask funky taste and odors. Tricky. (taken from the Joy of Baking blog)

A round cake pan with a removable bottom that is held in place by a sprung collar forming the sides.
 * What is a springform pan? **

- Use a wooden skewer to poke holes around the entire cake. Be certain to push the skewer all the way down through the cake so that the toffee will soak down into it well.
 * How to poke holes in cake **

How will you know it’s done (refer to the recipe)?

**What does deep amber look like?** (notice the toffee sauce in the blue container on the right. This is an example of the "deep amber" color you will be looking for.

How long does the sauce simmer for (refer to recipe)?

Watch the video and describe to make homemade whipped cream

Make sure you include the ingredients for the whipped cream when you create a list of items you will need. Making Ahead Whipped cream can be refrigerated, covered, for up to two hours before serving. //from MarthaStewart.com //