Burnt Sugar Cake
By
Charlotte Chaffin
@ladycharia
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My grandma Dismukes passed this recipe on to me. Now I am a grandma and cook for grandkids~ love this cake.
Be careful not to scorch the sugar or over boil it. I only boil it to soft ball stage~ where a drop will form a soft ball when placed in a cool glass of water.
Please note this was an old "Victorian Recipe", so it has been changed just a little.
Be careful not to scorch the sugar or over boil it. I only boil it to soft ball stage~ where a drop will form a soft ball when placed in a cool glass of water.
Please note this was an old "Victorian Recipe", so it has been changed just a little.
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote
Serves:
12
Prep:
35 Min
Cook:
25 Min
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 c
- sugar
- 1/4 c
- water
- 1/3 c
- butter
- 1/2 tsp
- salt
- 2 tsp
- baking powder
- 1 3/4 c
- cake flour
- 1/2 c
- milk
- 2
- eggs, separated
- 1 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp
- orange flavoring, optional
How to Make Burnt Sugar Cake
- 1In a small cast iron skillet carmalize 1/2 cup sugar over medium heat. Add 1/4 cup water and dissolve. Let boil until syrup is reduced to 1/4 cup. Set aside and let cool.
- 2Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans or one 9x13 inch pan.
- 3In a large bowl cream 3/4 cup sugar and butter. Add egg yolks, Beat thoroughly.
- 4In a medium bowl, sift salt, baking powder, and flour. Set aside.
- 5In a small bowl combine milk, carmalized sugar and flavorings. Add alternately with dry igredients into large bowl with creamed sugar,butter and egg yolks.
- 6Beat egg whites until stiff, fold into cake batter. Pour into cake pans. Bake for 20-30 min until done.
- 7Frost with white icing(Mixture of Butter,powdered sugar, vanilla and hot water) Drizzle burnt sugar over it.
About Burnt Sugar Cake
Course/Dish: Cakes
