Brownstone cake recipe

After many years of house-envy -- and my family of four living in a tiny apartment -- we moved into my absolute dream house, a three-story c. 1897 brownstone in Park Slope, Brooklyn. This was many years ago, when these houses weren't particularly desirable (hence, still somewhat affordable), and I give thanks every single day (this is not an exaggeration) that I get to live here. So, I was very excited to find an original recipe for Brownstone Front Cake, aka Caramel Cake and Burnt Sugar…

Had a request for Brownstone Front Cake This cake is similar to a Red Velvet cake. Its name comes from the color of the cake. A reddish-brown...

Because the icing requires time, patience, and a candy thermometer, some bakers prefer the quicker fluffy chocolate filling. There are instructions for both the cooked icing and the fluffy filling in this recipe, but choose only one, and perhaps try the other next time to see which you like best. Not even sturdy Brownstone Front can stand up under both.

This was one of the favorite cakes in our family from many years ago. I don't know how it got this name or where my mother got the recipe. I just know

If anyone knows the history of Brown Stone Front or Brown Stone Cake, please send me a message. Have you eaten it before, and where did you get it? Some years ago, I was in a Greensboro bakery whe…

After organizing all the cookbooks in our new place, I decided I should really go through and try to use some recipes from each of the books. I decided to start with the personal cookbooks that I have. Back home in Indiana, it is a quite common fundraiser to come up with a cookbook to sell. My mother had several from schools, churches and even festivals. And some of them made their way into my bag when I moved out. My childhood church, Banquo Christian Church, compiled a book for its 100th…

Because the icing requires time, patience, and a candy thermometer, some bakers prefer the quicker fluffy chocolate filling. There are instructions for both the cooked icing and the fluffy filling in this recipe, but choose only one, and perhaps try the other next time to see which you like best. Not even sturdy Brownstone Front can stand up under both.

The oldest Brown Stone Cake recipe I found on the internet was dated 1905, while putting the words together to form "Brownstone"...