Toffee batons with pecans

Fancy something sweet? Try out these toffee batons with pecans

In the kitchen:

Toffee pieces

• Put all the ingredients in a pan and bring to boil over medium heat. 
• Allow the sugar mixture to boil for approx. 6 min, stirring all the time, until golden brown in colour. 
• Pour the liquid sugar mixture into an oven tray lined with baking paper and leave to cool. 
• When cooled down, chop the toffee into pieces.

Toffee cake

• Combine the brown sugar, eggs, vanilla sugar, baking powder and peanut butter well. 
• Chop the pecans and fold into the mixture together with the toffee pieces. 
• Pour the mixture into a barbecue-proof oven tray lined with baking paper.

At the barbecue:

• Half fill the chimney starter with Weber briquettes and prepare the barbecue for indirect heat - approx. 240-250°C. . 
• Place the baking stone in the centre of the barbecue and put the cake on top. Bake for 25-30 min. 
• Allow the cake to cool. Cut into batons, measuring approx. 2 x 3 cm.
• Sprinkle the toffee batons with icing sugar.