Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Burnt Sugar Cake (from Joy of Cooking)

2 9-inch round pans (i used a 9.5 x 13 pan)

a carmelized flavor and a taste sensation!

caramelize 1/2 cup sugar
add very slowly 1/2 cup boiling water
boil the syrup until it has the consistency of molasses. cool it.

preheat oven to 375

sift together:
2 1/2 c cake flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

cream:
1/2 c butter
add gradually and cream until light:
1 1/2 c sugar (so last time i made it i used 1 1/4 c sugar)
beat in one at a time:
2 egg yolks

add the flour mixture in 3 parts to the butter mixture alternating with 1 cup water. stir the batter after each addition until smooth

stir in:
3 tbs caramelized syrup
1 tsp vanilla

whip until stiff but not dry:
2 egg whites

fold them lightly into the cake batter. bake in greased pans about 25 minutes (i think i had to bake longer than that). it suggests a white icing to spread and using 4 tsp of the syrup to make the icing. obviously since i dislike icing i skipped this step.

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