TWD - Caramel Peanut-Topped Brownie Cake

This week's recipe was a brownie cake, covered in a caramel with salted peanuts, chosen by Tammy of Wee Treats by Tammy on pages 264 and 265.



I had really high hopes for this cake, but I started having a bad feeling about it when I went to several stores and couldn't find the 8" springform pan it called for. I baked it in a 9 1/2" pan so it was thinner than it should have been. Then, the caramel took forever to even approach an amber color, then shot to burned tasting in no time. I was very upset with myself.

I ended up taking the cake to a neighborhood party. The caramel had set for a while, but even then, when I cut the first slice, the caramel came oozing off the top into the empty space. I was just disgusted with the cake at that point. I had one bite and didn't even like the brownie part of it.

So - I won't be making this again. I thought it didn't have enough peanuts, and my hubby said he didn't like the peanuts with it at all, that it overpowered the cake. My feelings are just bad about this cake!