First Bake of the Year - Butterscotch Cake

Its B's birthday tomorrow & I'm planning to give the b'day boy a sweet surprise :-). It's the first time I'll be making a butterscotch cake but I'm sure it will be a hit... Since my work schedule is not the normal working hours, I had to make the cake today so it'll be all ready for the b'day boy to cut tomorrow morning. I can't imagine getting up in the wee hours to make the cake, not to mention the racket i'll be making & then a surprise won't be a 'surprise' anymore right? :-).

The cake is ready & I'm dying to eat it. I'll admit I'm not a butterscotch fan, but someone is :-). The butterscotch sauce came out nice & tempting, begging to take a bit. Pictures will follow soon. The recipe is simple enough. Here goes:

Recipe:
2cups flour
3tsp Baking powder
Pinch of salt
1-1/2 cups Brown sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
1 cup of Milk
1/2 cup oil/butter

Butterscotch Sauce
1/4 cup Butter
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence
1 Tbsp Corn Starch
1-2 Tbsp of Hot water

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease & flour an 8 inch pan
Sift Flour, Baking Powder & Salt.
Add sugar, milk & oil/butter & beat on average speed for 2-3mins
Add the eggs one at a time & beat till completely incorporated about 2mins
Add Vanilla Essence &
Transfer to the prepared cake pan. Bake at 180C for 25-30mins or till wooden skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10mins & transfer to wire rack. Allow to cool completely.

While the cake is in the oven, melt butter on a low flame & when it starts to turn brown, add sugar, vanilla essence, cornstarch & hot water. Stir together till everything is dissolved & form a smooth sauce like consistency. Turn off the flame & allow to cool.

Once cake is cooled, pour the butterscotch sauce over the cake & use whipped cream (if you so desire) to decorate the cake.

Serve with with lots & lots of love & it will be a hit :-D.