Burnt Sugar Cake

80 minutes Prep: 50 minutes Cook: 25 minutes

348 calories per serving view nutrition facts

12 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients


Syrup
3/4	cup	sugar
3/4	cup	water	boiling

Cake
2/3	cup	butter
1	cup	sugar
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
2	large	eggs	separated
3	cups	cake flour
1	tablespoon	baking powder
1/2	teaspoon	salt
3/4	cup	milk

Directions

For syrup, in a small heavy skillet or saucepan, heat sugar over medium heat.

Lower to medium-low as syrup forms; stir frequently breaking up lumps.

Cook and stir until brown syrup forms and mixture begins to smoke, about 30 minutes.

Gradually stir in boiling water.

Remove from heat; cool.

Reserve 1/2 cup for cake frosting.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

For cake, cream butte and sugar together in a mixing bowl until light, about 3 minutes.

Gradually beat in 1/2 cup burnt sugar syrup.

Add vanilla, then egg yolks one at a time, beating after each addition.

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.

Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating batter until smooth.

Beat egg whites until stiff, gently fold by hand into batter.

Pour batter into two 8-inch oiled layer cake pans, smoothing batter.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Remove and cool.

Frost with Butter Cream Frosting or Seven-minute burnt sugar frosting.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 116g

Amount per Serving

Calories 348 30% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.0g	18%
Saturated Fat 7.0g	35%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 64mg	21%
Sodium 191mg	8%
Total Carbohydrate 57.0g	19%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	2%
Sugars 30.0g
Protein 4.0g	9%

Vitamin A	8%		Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	5%		Iron	15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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