Burnt Caramel Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• Yolks of 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Mix and beat all together 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Then add well beaten whites of 2 eggs, 1/2 cup flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and 1/3 cup sugar browned for caramel.

3. 3

   To make the caramel, put the sugar in a hot skillet over fire until it is melted to a dark brown liquid.

4. 4

   Stir this into cake slowly.

5. 5

   Stir batter very rapidly until thoroughly mixed with caramel, otherwise caramel will lump.

6. 6

   Batter complete should be a rich brown.

7. 7

   Bake in layers or loaf to cut in square.

8. 8

   Any icing preferred.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Edwardsville cook book (1906), page 36. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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