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Burnt Sugar Cake
From Delicacies, 1929
Serves 10
Filling: Melt 1 tablespoon butter, 2 tablespoons cream, 4 tablespoons burnt sugar, 0.5 cups powdered sugar. Vanilla. 2 cups burnt sugar, cook until it burns, stirring constantly. When it becomes a black syrup take from fire. Add one cup of hot water, let boil a minute. Seal in jar — keeps indefinitely. Recipe attributed to Mrs. H. L. Frisbie.
Presented as published in 1929. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
Nutrition per serving
276Calories
4 gProtein
36 gCarbs
13 gFat
Full nutrition (33 nutrients)
Calories276 kcal
Protein4 g
Carbohydrates36 g
Fiber0 g
Sugars11 g
Total Fat13 g
Saturated Fat0.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat0.4 g
Polyunsaturated Fat0.1 g
Cholesterol37 mg
Sodium97 mg
Potassium47 mg
Calcium63 mg
Iron2 mg
Magnesium9.1 mg
Phosphorus67 mg
Zinc0.3 mg
Copper0.1 mg
Manganese0.2 mg
Vitamin D0.2 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A13 mcg
Vitamin E0.1 mg
Vitamin K0 mcg
Vitamin B60 mg
Vitamin B120.1 mcg
Thiamin (B1)0.3 mg
Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg
Niacin (B3)2.1 mg
Folate55 mcg
Choline28 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water29 g
Estimated from matched ingredients across 10 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from Delicacies (1929) by Thursday Club (San Diego, Calif.), page 43. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Burnt Sugar Cake Beat l/2 cup Crisco, pinch salt to cream, add gradually \y2 cup sugar. Yolks 2 eggs and 1 cup warm water. 2 cups flour. Beat five minutes. Add three teaspoons burnt sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, y> cup flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder. Last add the whites of two eggs unbeaten
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