HONEY SPOON THING RECIPES

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients (except the extract) into a heavy bottom saucepan. Bring to the boil constantly stirring and brushing down the sugar from the sides. Bring it to a gentle simmer and cook until it reaches hard crack stage. To test for hard crack stage you will need to carefuly drip it into a glass of cold water when it reaches crack stage it instantly goes hard in the water.
• Once it has reached the correct stage, remove it from the heat and allow to cool slightly, add the essence and then dip your spoons into the toffee and place them down onto a greased cookie tray to set.
• Finish this project off by wrapping them in cellophane and attaching a handmade tag or label. Give as a gift with a couple of mugs and some tea or Glass mugs and the stuff for hot toddys

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, oil, eggs and sour cream. Stir by hand approximately 50 strokes, or until most large lumps are gone. Pour half of the batter into an ungreased 9x13 inch glass baking dish. Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle over the batter in the cake pan. Spoon the other half of the batter into the cake pan, covering the brown sugar and cinnamon. Twirl the cake with a butter knife or icing knife until it looks like a honey bun (or whatever design you want to make).
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Frost cake while it is still fairly hot. Serve warm.
• To Make the frosting: In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioner's sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth.