Best Texas Heritage Burnt Sugar Cake Recipes

BURNT SUGAR CAKE

Steps:

• Burnt Sugar Syrup:.
• Heat 1 cup sugar in a large skillet over low heat.
• until melted and amber colored;.
• remove from heat.
• Carefully stir in 1 cup boiling water until sugar is disolved; cool.
• Pepare burnt sugar syrup, cool.
• Measure 1/2 for cake.
• Reserve 3 tablespoons or more for frosting.
• Sift flour, salt and baking powder onto wax paper.
• Grease two 9 by 1 1/2 inch layer cake pans.
• line with wax paper.
• grease wax paper.
• Preheat oven to moderate (350 degrees).
• Beat butter with one cup of the sugar, egg yolks and vanilla in a large bowl.
• Beat until fluffy.
• Beat in the 1/2 cup burnt sugar syrup.
• Stir in flour mixture alternately with the milk.
• beating after each addition.
• until batter is smooth.
• Beat egg whites in a medium size bowl.
• until foamy.
• Beat in the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar slowly.
• until meringne forms soft peaks.
• Fold meringne into batter until no streaks of white remain.
• Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated moderate (350 degree) oven.
• for 25 minutes or.
• until center springs back when lightly touched with fingertip.
• cool pans on wire rack 5 minutes.
• Remove from pans.
• Peel off paper.
• cool completely.
• Fill and frost with Burnt Sugar Frosting.
• Garnish with pecan halves and chopped pecans.
• Burnt Sugar Frosting:.
• Mix cream cheese and butter together until well blended.
• Gradually add confectioners sugar, burnt sugar syrup and vanilla.
• Frost layers, top and sides with frostin.
• Garnish top with pecan halves around the rim of cake.
• Press chopped pecans arounds sides of cake.

BURNT SUGAR CAKE

Steps:

• Burnt Sugar: Melt 1/2 cup sugar in a heavy pan over low heat stirring constantly until dark brown.
• Add 1/2 cup boiling water and cook until mixture looks like molasses.
• Cake: Sift flour, measure, add salt and baking powder and sift together.
• In a separate bowl, cream shortening.
• Add sugar gradually and cream well.
• Add eggs one at a time to creamed mixture, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk.
• Add burnt sugar and vanilla.
• Bake in two greased and floured 8-inch round layer cake pans in a moderate oven (350 deg F); 30-35 minutes.
• Cool and frost with broiled frosting colored with burnt sugar.

BURNT SUGAR ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Over med. high heat, melt the sugar in a saucepan,stirring constantly.
• WARNING: The hot sugar will be overheated at this point and will almost explode when you add the water. Be very careful, keeping your face back, and adding the water carefully.
• Add the water, and boil for 7 min's,remove from heat and set aside.
• Prepare the cake according to directions on the box, but substitute 1/4 cup of the water with 1/4 cup of the prepared sugar syrup.
• Fold the toasted pecans into the batter.
• Without spraying or greasing the pan, pour the cake batter directly into the Angel Food pan.
• Bake for about 35-40 min's, then remove from pan to cool.
• For icing, beat the icing sugar,butter, cream and remaining syrup together, sprad over the cake.
• You can add more icing sugar or cream to make a nice consistency to spread over the cake.

BURNT SUGAR CAKE II

Steps:

• Prepare burnt sugar by placing 1/2 white sugar into a heavy skillet over medium high heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon as sugar melts. When it becomes very dark brown, remove from heat, add hot water very slowly and stir until dissolved. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees F). Line two 9 inch round baking pans with parchment paper.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together three times.
• Cream the butter or margarine with the remaining 1 1/4 cups white sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each. Stir in the vanilla and the burnt sugar syrup mixture.
• Add the dry ingredients and milk alternately to the creamed mixture. Beat until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.

DEWEY'S MORAVIAN SUGAR CAKE

Steps:

• Step 1. Prepare mashed potatoes. Peel one medium potato, boil until soft. Drain and mash. (Set to the side.for use in the dough).
• Step 2. Prepare the dough. Combine the egg, shortening, salt, milk, potatoes, and sugar in the bowl of a mixer, and mix with the paddle (or whisk attachment if using hand mixer). Mix for about 4 minutes to blend all ingredients. If you are using a standing mixer that has a dough hook attachment, change over to the dough hook and add the bread our and then the cake our. If you do not have a dough hook, just continue with your hand mixer. Mix the yeast with the water and add to the bowl with the other ingredients, and mix until combined.
• At this point, if you are using a dough hook continue mixing on medium speed for about 7 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic. If you do not have a dough hook, then turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead by hand for about 10 minutes until it is smooth and elastic.
• Step 3. Cover and let rise about 1 -1/2 hours until dough has doubled in size.
• Step 4. Grease with shortening a 12 x 18 or 1/2 sheet cake pan with 2-inch sides. Punch dough down and roll out to approximately 12 x 18 rectangle shape on a at surface. Poke holes in the dough with either a docker or a fork, and then t the dough into the bottom of a pan. Fit dough tightly to the sides of the pan, but do not push the dough up the sides of the pan.
• Step 5. Let the dough rest while you combine the butter, sugar and cinnamon in a pan on stove top. Bring it to a boil. Remove from heat. Poke small indentations with your fingers into the dough, making sure not to poke holes all the way through to the pan. Pour the warm butter sugar mixture over the top, spreading gently with a small spatula to ensure an even distribution. Let the dough rise again until doubled in height (approx 30-40 minutes).
• Step 6. Bake in preheated 365 degree oven for 15-17 minutes. Sugar Cake should be lightly browned on the bottom. Note: Check after approx 10 minutes to make sure there is not a air bubble in the dough. If there is a bubble, simply burst the bubble and continue baking Cut into squares and serve warm.
• Total time is approximately 4 hours to produce.

MORAVIAN SUGAR CAKE (AUTHENTIC)

Steps:

• To proof yeast, add a pinch of sugar to the yeast in lukewarm water (hot water will kill the yeast action). If it foams, it is good.
• In large mixing bowl, cream eggs, salt, sugar & shortening till smooth.
• Gradually add warm milk & mashed potatoes, stirring a bit. Then add yeast, mixing well. Add flour, a cup at a time, until dough is stiff enough to turn out on a floured board.
• Knead dough until soft & spongy (about 10-15 minutes by hand, or if done in a food processor, mix until it forms a ball). Place in large greased bowl in a draft free, warm place & cover with a damp towel. Let dough double in size (approx. 2-3 hours).
• Punch down and divide dough.
• Place in greased pie pans or large cookie sheets, cover & let double in size again (approx. 1 ½ hrs.).
• Spread melted butter on top of cakes, punching holes in dough about 1 inch apart with fingers. Be careful not to punch down to bottom of pan but only half way down. Mix the topping thoroughly & pour into holes in the dough.
• Sprinkle remaining crumbs over top & sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Bake in pre-heated oven at 350 for 20 minutes or until golden & fully baked on the bottom. Serve warm.

BURNT SUGAR CAKE (BETTY CROCKER: CIRCA 1956)

Steps:

• Syrup: To make syrup first caramelize the 1/2 cup sugar in a heavy skillet over low heat until clear and medium brown, shaking pan gently to keep from burning.
• Remove from heat.
• Add slowly, stirring constantly, 1/2 cup boiling water.
• Stir over low heat until lumps are dissolved.
• Measure and add water to make 1 cup liquid.
• Cool.
• Cake: Sift together into bowl, 2 1/4 cups sifted Softasilk flour, 1 cup sugar, 3 teaspoons baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Add 1/2 cup soft shortening and 2/3 cup cooled caramel-water mixture.
• Beat 2 minutes.
• Add remaining 1/3 cup cooled caramel-water mixture, 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Beat 2 more minutes.
• Pour into greased and floured pans (2 8-inch pans, or 2 9-inch pans, or 1 9 X 13 oblong pan).
• Makes a small cake.
• Bake until cake tests done.
• Cool.
• Finish with Creamy Burnt Sugar Icing.
• Preheat 350°F (moderate oven) 8-inch layers 30-35 minutes 9-inch layers 25-30 minutes oblong 9 X 13 35-40 minutes.
• Creamy Burnt Sugar Icing: First make another caramel sugar-water mixture following directions in recipe above.
• Caramelize 1/2 cup sugar.
• Add 1/4 cup boiling water.
• DO NOT ADD any more water!
• Melt in saucepan 1/2 cup shortening (part butter).
• Remove from heat and add 2 1/2 tablespoons Softasilk flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Stir in slowly caramel-water mixture.
• Bring to boil stirring constantly.
• Boil 1 minute.
• If mixture curdles, do not be alarmed.
• Remove from heat.
• Beat in alternately, 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar and about 3 tablespoons water.
• Set saucepan in bowl of cold water.
• Beat until consistency to spread.
• Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
• If it becomes too thick to spread, add a little water.