Cinder Banoffee Pie

[cityofmist]

I'd never tried making honeycomb before, but this recipe was surprisingly easy and, given the quantities of butter and sweet things involved, unsurprisingly delicious. The recipe I used mentioned that it's also called 'cinder toffee', which gave me the idea of combining it with a banoffee pie I'd been meaning to make. The results were fantastic;

Comments

[el_hombre]

Yummers! That thing looks killer!

mixed spice

[madraykin]

What's in your mixed spice blend?

Re: mixed spice

[cityofmist]

I checked the ingredients and it's cinnamon, coriander seed, caraway seed, cloves, nutmeg and ginger. But you could use any one of those on its own, or something else, or nothing at all if you wanted - I just used it to make the pastry a little less bland, but it's not particularly integral and you can't taste it that much in any case.

[rachelpage]

Oh, that looks very lovely and delicious. I will make it.

[butterthetoast]

Beautiful! I bet it had a wonderful crunch to it.