Caramel Crunch Cake Recipe

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Caramel Crunch Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups cake flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup egg yolk
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup egg white
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup brewed coffee
  • 1/4 cup karo light corn syrup (golden syrup may be used)
  • 3 tsp sieved baking soda
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Mix cake flour and sugar together; add egg yolks, water, lemon juice and vanilla and beat until smooth.
  3. In a large bowl beat egg whites, cream of tartar and salt until a fine foam forms through.
  4. Gradually add sugar and continue beating until meringue is firm and stands in peaks.
  5. Fold batter gently into meringue until just blended; do not stir.
  6. Gently spoon batter into ungreased tube pan.
  7. Cut through batter with a knife to break up bubbles and level mixture.
  8. Bake in preheated oven for 50-55 minutes or until top springs back when touched.
  9. Remove from oven; immediately turn over and place tube over neck of funnel or bottle to cool.
  10. Let stand until cool, then loosen with spatula and place on plate.
  11. Split cake into four layers.
  12. While cake is baking, combine sugar, coffee and syrup in a deep saucepan; stir and bring to a boil and cook until hard crack stage or 310 degrees on a candy thermometer.
  13. Remove from heat and immediately add soda and stir vigorously just until topping thickens and pulls away from sides of pan.
  14. Immediately pour into ungreased shallow metal pan.
  15. Do not stir or spread; let cool without moving.
  16. Knock out of pan and crush into coarse crumbs between sheets of waxed paper with rolling pin.
  17. Whip cream, sugar and vanilla until stiff.
  18. Spread half of cream between layers and remainder on top and sides.
  19. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  20. Just before serving, cover cake with crushed caramel candy.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 451.31 Kcal (1890 kJ)
Calories from fat 99.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.03g 17%
Cholesterol 89.8mg 30%
Sodium 389.88mg 16%
Potassium 193.22mg 4%
Total Carbs 80.61g 27%
Sugars 51.62g 206%
Dietary Fiber 0.43g 2%
Protein 7.63g 15%
Vitamin C 1mg 2%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 36.2mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 253.01 Kcal (1059 kJ)
Calories from fat 55.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.19g 17%
Cholesterol 50.34mg 30%
Sodium 218.57mg 16%
Potassium 108.32mg 4%
Total Carbs 45.19g 27%
Sugars 28.94g 206%
Dietary Fiber 0.24g 2%
Protein 4.28g 15%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 2%
Iron 1mg 10%
Calcium 20.3mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.9
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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