Burnt sugar cake

Burnt sugar cake

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 1/2 c
• vanilla - 1 tsp
• flour - 2 c
• butter - 1/2 c
• egg yolks - 3 item
• cold water - 1 c
• baking powder - 2 tsp
• boiling water - 1/4 c
• cream - 1/2 c
• Set aside to cool

How to make burnt sugar cake:

Burn 1/2 cup sugar; add 1/4 cup boiling water, stirring. Set aside to cool. Cream 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Add 3 egg yolks, 1 cup cold water and 2 cups flour and beat. Add well beaten egg whites and 1/2 cup flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla and the burnt sugar. Mix well and bake in 13 x 9-inch loaf pan.Icing:1 c. sugar1/2 c. cream2 Tbsp. butter I burn my sugar in a small black iron skillet for the cake. I then pour my icing ingredients into this same skillet and cook the icing in it.

Note: I cream sugar and butter thoroughly. Place on stove until sugar turns a light brown cream color. Take off and add cream. Put back on stove and cook until mixture drops heavy from spoon. Then beat until thick enough to spread on cake.

This is a very old recipe.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cakes, Grains.