CHOCOLATE-TOFFEE BROWNIE CAKE 
Glaze:

4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
3 tbsp. unsalted butter
1 tbsp. honey
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup English toffee bits

Stir chocolate, butter and honey in small saucepan over med. heat until mixture is smooth. Cool until mixture thickens slightly but is still pourable, about 10 minutes.

Pour glaze over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides. Spread glaze over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle top with pecans and toffee bits. Chill until glaze is set, about 1 hour. Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled, let stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving.

Cake:

1 3/4 cup pecans, coarsely ground
1/2 cup English toffee bits (such as Heaths Bits)
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Position rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9 inch diameter cake pan with 2 inch high sides. Sprinkle pan with 1/2 Tbsp. cocoa powder; tilt pan to coat bottom and sides, shake out excess.

Mix flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl. Stir butter and remaining cocoa in heavy small saucepan over low heat until butter melts and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat.

Using electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar in large bowl until thick and fluffy. Mix in hot water and cocoa mixture. Mix in flour mixture. Stir in pecans, toffee bits and chocolate chips.

Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top.

Bake cake until top is firm about 25 minutes. Cool in pan on rack 15 minutes. Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Turn cake out onto platter. Cool.

 

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