Burnt-Sugar Cake

Name: Burnt-Sugar Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening; 1 1/3 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 egg yolks; 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour; 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup milk; 3 tablespoons burnt-sugar syrup; 2 stiff-beaten egg whites

10 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 egg yolks
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons burnt-sugar syrup
2 stiff-beaten egg whites

Directions

1

Stir the shortening to soften.
2

Gradually add sugar, and cream together until light and fluffy.
3

Add vanilla.
4

Add egg yolks (one at a time), beating well after each.
5

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together 3 times; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, a small amount at a time.
6

Beat after each addition until smooth.
7

Add Burnt-sugar Syrup; fold in egg whites.
8

Bake in paper-lined 13 x 9 1/2 x 2 inch pan at 350°F for about 40 minutes.
9

Burnt-sugar Syrup: Melt 1/2 cup white sugar in heavy skillet over low heat until dark brown, smooth.
10

Remove from heat; add 1/2 cup boiling water; return to heat; stir rapidly until like molasses syrup.
11

NOTE: Frost with Seven-minute Burnt-sugar Frosting.
12

Posted separately.