Popcorn Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Keep corn hot and crisp in low oven.
2. 2
   Cook sugar, water, salt and corn syrup to very hard ball stage (250°).
3. 3
   Add vinegar and vanilla.
4. 4
   Cook to light crack stage (270°).
5. 5
   Color syrup red with food coloring.
6. 6
   Pour over popped corn; stir well to coat every kernel.
7. 7
   Now press sticky popcorn into an angel food cake pan.
8. 8
   Do not cram, just press down firmly.
9. 9
   When cake is cooled, remove from pan.