Burnt Sugar Cake Recipes

BURNT SUGAR CAKE

Steps:

• Burnt Sugar: Melt 1/2 cup sugar in a heavy pan over low heat stirring constantly until dark brown.
• Add 1/2 cup boiling water and cook until mixture looks like molasses.
• Cake: Sift flour, measure, add salt and baking powder and sift together.
• In a separate bowl, cream shortening.
• Add sugar gradually and cream well.
• Add eggs one at a time to creamed mixture, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk.
• Add burnt sugar and vanilla.
• Bake in two greased and floured 8-inch round layer cake pans in a moderate oven (350 deg F); 30-35 minutes.
• Cool and frost with broiled frosting colored with burnt sugar.

BURNT SUGAR CAKE II

Steps:

• Prepare burnt sugar by placing 1/2 white sugar into a heavy skillet over medium high heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon as sugar melts. When it becomes very dark brown, remove from heat, add hot water very slowly and stir until dissolved. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees F). Line two 9 inch round baking pans with parchment paper.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together three times.
• Cream the butter or margarine with the remaining 1 1/4 cups white sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each. Stir in the vanilla and the burnt sugar syrup mixture.
• Add the dry ingredients and milk alternately to the creamed mixture. Beat until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.

BURNT SUGAR CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• To Make Burnt Sugar Mixture: Melt 1 cup white sugar in a pan till medium brown. Slowly stir in 1/2 cup boiling water.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees (165 degrees C).
• Sift together into mixing bowl the flour, 1 1/2 cups white sugar, baking powder, and salt. Form a well in the dry ingredients and add the vegetable oil, egg yolks, burnt sugar mixture, cold water and vanilla. Beat with wooden spoon until smooth.
• Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl until they hold very stiff peaks. Pour egg yolk mixture in a thin stream over egg whites. Fold in gently. Pour batter into an ungreased tube pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 65 to 70 minutes.

BURNT SUGAR CAKE (BETTY CROCKER: CIRCA 1956)

Steps:

• Syrup: To make syrup first caramelize the 1/2 cup sugar in a heavy skillet over low heat until clear and medium brown, shaking pan gently to keep from burning.
• Remove from heat.
• Add slowly, stirring constantly, 1/2 cup boiling water.
• Stir over low heat until lumps are dissolved.
• Measure and add water to make 1 cup liquid.
• Cool.
• Cake: Sift together into bowl, 2 1/4 cups sifted Softasilk flour, 1 cup sugar, 3 teaspoons baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Add 1/2 cup soft shortening and 2/3 cup cooled caramel-water mixture.
• Beat 2 minutes.
• Add remaining 1/3 cup cooled caramel-water mixture, 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Beat 2 more minutes.
• Pour into greased and floured pans (2 8-inch pans, or 2 9-inch pans, or 1 9 X 13 oblong pan).
• Makes a small cake.
• Bake until cake tests done.
• Cool.
• Finish with Creamy Burnt Sugar Icing.
• Preheat 350°F (moderate oven) 8-inch layers 30-35 minutes 9-inch layers 25-30 minutes oblong 9 X 13 35-40 minutes.
• Creamy Burnt Sugar Icing: First make another caramel sugar-water mixture following directions in recipe above.
• Caramelize 1/2 cup sugar.
• Add 1/4 cup boiling water.
• DO NOT ADD any more water!
• Melt in saucepan 1/2 cup shortening (part butter).
• Remove from heat and add 2 1/2 tablespoons Softasilk flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Stir in slowly caramel-water mixture.
• Bring to boil stirring constantly.
• Boil 1 minute.
• If mixture curdles, do not be alarmed.
• Remove from heat.
• Beat in alternately, 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar and about 3 tablespoons water.
• Set saucepan in bowl of cold water.
• Beat until consistency to spread.
• Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
• If it becomes too thick to spread, add a little water.

BURNT SUGAR CAKE (CARAMEL CAKE)

Steps:

• For cake: Preheat oven at 375 degrees. Grease and line 3 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper. Set aside. Put 1/2 cup sugar in a small saucepan under moderate heat. Stirring constantly. When sugar is melted (light brown color) and begins to smoke, slowly add boiling water ON THE SIDES OF THE SAUCEPAN. Continue cooking until syrup measures 1/2 cup.Make sure that sugar is dissolved. Set aside to cool. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together. Set aside. Cream butter, adding the sugar gradually until it becomes light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Blend in one egg at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Stir in cooled caramel syrup. Alternately mix flour mixture and milk in the batter, beating until smooth. Beat egg whites in high speed until stiff but not dry. Fold into the batter. Divide evenly the batter among the 3 greased pans. Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool in wire rack for 5 minutes. For frosting: Mix butter, cream, salt and brown sugar in a saucepan. Bring to boil stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add vanilla. Gradually add confectioner's sugar stirring constantly until it becomes to a spreading consistency.