Burnt Sugar Cake Recipe

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Burnt Sugar Cake
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Ingredients
17
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Nutrition
548
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups sifted cake flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 -3 tbsp burnt sugar syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • pecan halves
  • 1/2-1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup sugar

Directions:

  1. Burnt Sugar Syrup:.
  2. Heat 1 cup sugar in a large skillet over low heat.
  3. Until melted and amber colored;.
  4. Remove from heat.
  5. Carefully stir in 1 cup boiling water until sugar is disolved; cool.
  6. Pepare burnt sugar syrup, cool.
  7. Measure 1/2 for cake.
  8. Reserve 3 tablespoons or more for frosting.
  9. Sift flour, salt and baking powder onto wax paper.
  10. Grease two 9 by 1 1/2 inch layer cake pans.
  11. Line with wax paper.
  12. Grease wax paper.
  13. Preheat oven to moderate (350 degrees).
  14. Beat butter with one cup of the sugar, egg yolks and vanilla in a large bowl.
  15. Beat until fluffy.
  16. Beat in the 1/2 cup burnt sugar syrup.
  17. Stir in flour mixture alternately with the milk.
  18. Beating after each addition.
  19. Until batter is smooth.
  20. Beat egg whites in a medium size bowl.
  21. Until foamy.
  22. Beat in the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar slowly.
  23. Until meringne forms soft peaks.
  24. Fold meringne into batter until no streaks of white remain.
  25. Pour into prepared pans.
  26. Bake in preheated moderate (350 degree) oven.
  27. For 25 minutes or.
  28. Until center springs back when lightly touched with fingertip.
  29. Cool pans on wire rack 5 minutes.
  30. Remove from pans.
  31. Peel off paper.
  32. Cool completely.
  33. Fill and frost with Burnt Sugar Frosting.
  34. Garnish with pecan halves and chopped pecans.
  35. Burnt Sugar Frosting:.
  36. Mix cream cheese and butter together until well blended.
  37. Gradually add confectioners sugar, burnt sugar syrup and vanilla.
  38. Frost layers, top and sides with frostin.
  39. Garnish top with pecan halves around the rim of cake.
  40. Press chopped pecans arounds sides of cake.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 547.7 Kcal (2293 kJ)
Calories from fat 287.99 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32g 49%
Cholesterol 94.66mg 32%
Sodium 131.71mg 5%
Potassium 239.25mg 5%
Total Carbs 65.65g 22%
Sugars 62.21g 249%
Dietary Fiber 1.36g 5%
Protein 3.75g 7%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 100mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 362.73 Kcal (1519 kJ)
Calories from fat 190.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.19g 49%
Cholesterol 62.69mg 32%
Sodium 87.23mg 5%
Potassium 158.45mg 5%
Total Carbs 43.48g 22%
Sugars 41.2g 249%
Dietary Fiber 0.9g 5%
Protein 2.48g 7%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 0.5mg 4%
Calcium 66.2mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.3
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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