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Burnt Sugar Cake Recipe

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This recipe for Burnt Sugar Cake, by , is from The Madden Family Cookbook , one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Helen Madden
Added: Saturday, May 30, 2009
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup butter
11/2 cups sugar
2 egg yolks
2 cups pastry flour
3 Tbsp. burnt sugar
1 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 egg whites
Directions:
Directions:
Cream butter and sugar. Add beaten egg yolks, water, and 2 cups flour. Beat vigorously. Add burnt sugar, vanilla and 1/2 cup flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Beat again and fold in beaten egg whites. Bake in moderate over for 25 to 30 minutes.
TO BURN SUGAR:
Put 1/2 cup sugar in an iron skillet, stir until it becomes liquid and throws up an intense heat. Then remove from fire, add 1/2 cup boiling water, then return to fire and allow to boil to a syrup-like consistency.

 

 

 

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