Burnt sugar cake

This is not a cake; it’s an adventure. I’m fascinated by old-fashioned recipes, and Burnt Sugar Cake has been on my must-try list for awhile. If you don’t recognize the name of the cake, you would most likely recognize the flavor. It’s a cake you had sometime in your childhood, while visiting older family members...Read More

Old Vermont Burnt Sugar Cake With Maple Cream Cheese Frosting ❊

This recipe is in response to a request for the Betty Crocker (1950-1960) version of the cake. I have tried to retain the authenticity of the period, hence the repetition of the ingredient amounts throughout the recipe. I hope you enjoy it. Mom used to make this one sometimes too!

This is my great grandmother's recipe dated 1938. It is made with caramelized sugar.

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250K views, 9.3K likes, 196 comments, 2.7K shares, Facebook Reels from PastTimecook: BURNT SUGAR CAKE Burn one-half cup sugar in skillet until liquidized, then add one-fourth cup boiling water,...

*Burnt Sugar Syrup Melt ½ cup sugar in skillet over medium high heat, until the sugar softens and melts and finally begins to throw off intense smoke. ( It really must...

In July, I talked a bit about a book, The Late Bloomers' Club by Louise Miller, that had a baking storyline and a few cake recipes. I already tried the old-fashioned 1-2-3-4 Cake, but couldn't get a recipe that had a bigger plot point out of my head. I posted the progress to Instagram and ended up chatting with the author, who is herself a baker. It is with her permission that I reproduce this recipe in full. (I also did receive a copy of the book from the publisher, but I had read her first…

Confession: I made this cake because 1.) I had literally 1.5 hours until I had to leave for a serious round of holiday parties and 2.) burnt sugar is in the title. How could I resist? When I'm in need of something unusual, I turn to one of my Local 12 parting gifts-a fantastic cookbook…