EXCELLENT PUFFED WHEAT CAKE

Excellent Puffed Wheat Cake image

This recipe was developed by one of my grandmother's friends. It makes a lovely puffed wheat cake with lots of flavor. No baking required for this recipe.

Provided by Yvonne07

Categories Desserts Cakes

Time 52m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Ingredients

8 cups puffed wheat cereal
1 cup brown sugar, not packed
½ cup butter
½ cup corn syrup
3 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa (such as Fry's®)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
Place puffed wheat cereal in a large bowl.
Combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and cocoa in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract.
Pour sugar mixture over puffed wheat cereal in the bowl; stir until cereal is evenly coated. Spread evenly into the lined pan. Cool until set, about 30 minutes. Cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 139.9 calories, Carbohydrate 21.9 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 6 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 50.3 mg, Sugar 11.7 g