Kcal 177 Fat 9.9g Fat(sats) 5.2g Carbs 20.2g (per cake)This review comes as a result of a long term request from ChocolateMission reader Phil who way back in September told me to get hold of some of these Thorntons Toffee Cakes. To be honest I needed very little encouragement as my previous experience with Thorntons' Chocolate Cakes was so overwhelmingly positive that they held the title of ChocolateMission's favourite cake bar ... that was until today! Described as 'layers of toffee sponge, toffee sauce, toffee buttercream covered in milk and white chocolate' these cakes sounded wonderfully indulgent - of course they had the nutritional content to match at nearly 180 calories a bar!
Despite the packaging displaying no catch weight the multi pack I bought consisted of 5 very large sized cakes and cost me just over the £1 in my local Waitrose. As with most Thornton's cake products the packaging looked pretty good and I liked the accurate display of the cakes illustrated on pack which gave a great indication of the inner product. Just as with the Chocolate Cakes these Toffee ones were wrapped in individual plastic wrappers which included transparent window so the inner contents were visible. Inside the cakes smelt fantastic and a sweet caramel like set of scents emerged as soon as I broke open the plastic packet seal. When I cut into the cake I was pleased to feel that the bar a nice resistance with the cake feeling quite dense as I pushed the blade through each of the layers.
From the very first bite it was little wonder why Phil had been recommending these cakes for so long as they were simply delicious. Unlike most chocolate cake bars the outer chocolate was thickly implemented and I particularly enjoyed the entertainment of playfully picking away at the coating and enjoying the cream based chocolaty flavours away from the other toffee dominated ingredients. Once I had finished massacring the outer chocolate I next moved onto devouring the rest of the cake, toffee sauce and buttercream layers. If you had had Lyle & Son's golden syrup sponge cakes before you will instantly understand how the cake tasted as it was very similar with it's seriously sweet, syrup led taste. Although the toffee sauce layer pretty much blended in with the other toffee and caramel flavours of the sponge and the buttercream its presence certainly wasn't without benefit and it wonderfully moistened the cake whilst providing a barrier between the cake and buttercream elements. Whilst the cake and outer chocolate layers were great, the toffee buttercream was utterly divine. It was insanely creamy with a caramel noted taste that was both moreish yet incredibly rich - one bar left me feeling more than satisfied having consumed it.
Overall I have had to rate these Toffee Cakes ever so slightly ahead of the Thorntons Chocolate Cakes as I think given the option to have either one of them again I would probably choose these Toffee ones. I am sure you will have noticed I have tried many a cake bar over the last few months from good to bad but these really stood out as something special and I enjoyed them from beginning to end. Every part of these cakes were fantastic - from the great standard outer chocolate to the utterly class toffee buttercream and cake layers. Could they be improved in any manner!? Nothing strikes me as particularly in need of changing but it would have been great to have seen what they would have been like with a slightly stronger chocolate recipe coating the particularly sweet tasting inner constituents. If your a fan of tea and cake ... (come on who isn't!?) I would seriously advise you to give them a try in the near future. If toffee is your thing I think you will really enjoy these.
8.6 out of 10
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I've had these and they are really good, yummy. I've not had brekkie yet, I'm now starving after looking at this!! :D
Good to see Thorntons scoring higher today Jim. I was starting to think you had it in for them.
Wow you surpassed yourself with the photos today. This one of the cakes looks amazingly yummy.
Rxxx
I actually prefer the chocolate cakes myself but like you I also really liked these when I tried them.
Unlike most cakes I thought the sponge used in these was good. When you try the likes of the Cadbury cakes etc I think the cake can often be very bland.
Yay, I'm glad you liked them Jim :) I think out of all the cake bars I have tasted these stand out as the best so far. Like Steven said the sponge actually tastes good whereas with Cadbury cake bars it's just "there".
Mmmmm I fancy some now.
Man these look fab I am going to have to buy some.
These really are yummy. Maybe Thorntons should stick to cake bars, that's what they seem to be doing well.
This review breaks ranks from the recent Thorntons stuff Jim.
Are you sponsored by them now? You have some of their branded banners up on the site I see!?
I've often wondered whether to try these when I've passed them in the supermarket (I've never seen the chocolate ones though as I'm sure I'd have tried those before now lol).
I love anything caramel/toffee/butterscotchy but usually my experience with toffee flavoured cakes , muffins, flapjacks etc are pretty dismal - infact my sister bought some Toffee Muffins in Sainsburys a few days ago and they weren't particularly great.lol
I'll have to try these though as they look lovely and I've had the Lyles Golden Syrup sponge before which is fab so I'd probably enjoy these!
rachel is right you outdid yourself with the photos today jim. i am loving the look of the white cream bit above the cake. it is almost food porn lol.
These look really nice. I love toffee. I love cake... so I'm sure I would love these!
Alan, I am similar to you I've always been disappointed with toffee/caramel flavoured cakes. But trust me these are worth a try. Now I think of it apart from these, The CO-OP's luxury toffee cakes are really really nice.
Thorntons WIN YAY :-)
Out of all the cakes you've reviewed, these and the Thorntons chocolate cakes certainly look and sound like the most tempting to me as well, though I'd probably prefer the chocolate ones. Thick chocolate? Sauce? That sounds yummy! And I agree that the pictures make these ones look great as well :)
Claudia
Thanks for the nice words! I hope you enjoyed your breakfast :)
David
It was nice to finally be able to say something positive about them. As you say it has been awhile now.
Rachel
Thanks! Even I think I the photograph looks pretty good looking today. I try my best.
Steven
I agree the cake is very good and is better than the normal stuff we get from the likes of McVities and Cadbury.
Phil
Thanks again for the great request Phil. You seem to know the right cake bars I need to try out!
These are definitely a product I will be buying again.
Anon #1
I hope you had/have luck finding them.
Susanne
I wouldn't like to see them stop chocoalte altogether ... but like you say it is odd their cakes and things are getting the higher scores recently!
Mark
No sposorship at all. I just use the banners to fund the ongoing costs of the site.
Alan
As Phil says I would really suggest that you give these a go! Especially since you say yourself that you like toffee and butterscotch things.
Give them a go and tell me what you think.
George
Food porn :D haha I wont be searching that in google anytime soon.
Gemma
Indeed I am sure you would. Give the ma try and tell me what you think of them.
Anon #3
Indeed they did win today ... but what about tomorrow!?
Ana
I would be very hard pushed to pick a favourite out of the two. Because of that I would suggest you try both if you ever get the opportunity! They are definitely some of the best cakes we have here in the UK.
Thanks everyone - more Thorntons goodies coming before Christmas.
JIM
I may be in the minority here but I prefer the chocolate cakes,I these cakes a little too sweet and sickly.I think toffee lovers will adore them though.
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