Recipe: Burnt Sugar Cake II

Burnt Sugar Cake II Submitted by: Lynn
This is my great grandmother's recipe dated 1938. It is made with carmelized sugar.

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups white sugar
1/3 cup hot water
3 cups sifted cake flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter or margarine
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup milk


Directions:
1 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.

2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees F). Line two 9 inch round baking pans with parchment paper.

3 Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together three times.

4 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.

5 Add the dry ingredients and milk alternately to the creamed mixture. Beat until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

6 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.

Makes 2 -9 inch round layers