The Australian Women’s Weekly Food

Cake time

“This is the ultimate cake to wow guests. We’ve added crunchy roasted peanuts to the classic Gaytime flavours for that delicious biscuit and peanut combo everyone loves.
Fran Abdallaoui, Editor, AWW FOOD

GOLDEN GAYTIME CAKE

PREP + COOK TIME 1½ HOURS (+ STANDING, COOLING & REFRIGERATION) SERVES 10

180g white chocolate, chopped coarsely
150g unsalted butter, chopped
1¼ cups (275g) caster sugar
1 cup (250ml) milk
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup (150g) self–raising flour
1 cup (150g) plain flour
30g sweet malt biscuits, crushed lightly
30g unsalted roasted peanuts, chopped assorted chocolates (see notes) gold and silver lustre powder, optional

MALTED BUTTERCREAM

1/3 cup (80ml) milk, approximately
1½ cups (180g) malted milk powder
400g unsalted butter, softened
2½ cups (400g) icing sugar

GANACHE

80g dark chocolate, chopped coarsely
1/3 cup (80ml) pouring cream

1 Preheat oven to 160°C/140°C fan. Grease two deep 15cm round cake pans; line bases and sides with two layers of baking paper.

Stir white chocolate, butter, sugar, milk and vanilla in a medium saucepan over medium heat

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