Peanut Butter Slice With Vanilla Cream And Flamed Strawberries

Recipe

Peanut butter cake

100g soft butter

50g smooth peanut butter

100g soft brown sugar

2 eggs

75ml natural yoghurt

100g self raising flour

Line a 25 x 20 cm tin with parchment paper and set oven to 180oc.

Mix the butter, peanut butter and sugar with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and whisk well. Whisk in the yoghurt and flour to a smooth batter and spoon into the tin. Bake for about 20 minutes or until an inserted skewer. Allow to cool. Turn out onto a tray and remove parchment.

Vanilla Cream

350ml double cream

1 teaspoon vanilla paste

20g icing sugar

Whisk the cream to peaks and fold in the vanilla and sugar. Place in a piping bag and pipe over the cool cake.

Flamed strawberries

400g strawberries, hulled and cut in half

1 tablespoon icing sugar

Place the strawberries cut side up on a metal tray and dust over the icing sugar.

Flame with a blow torch until sugar has melted, Cool and place on cake.