Burnt Sugar Cake
  1. Melt sugar over medium heat until deep amber (do not stir, swirl pan).

  2. Carefully add boiling water, stir smooth, simmer 3–5 min. Cool. Reserve ½ cup for cake + ½ cup for frosting.

  3. Heat oven to 350°F / 175°C. Grease three 8-inch pans.

  4. Cream butter + sugar 3–5 min. Add eggs one at a time.

  5. Whisk dry ingredients. Alternate dry ingredients + milk into batter.

  6. Mix in burnt sugar syrup + vanilla. Bake 25–30 min. Cool completely.

  7. Boil butter, brown sugar, syrup & milk 2 minutes. Cool until warm, then beat in powdered sugar, salt & vanilla.

  8. Frost cake quickly before it sets.

  9. Melt ¾ cup butter. Boil brown sugar + cream + salt.

  10. Beat into melted butter with powdered sugar. Add remaining butter 1 tbsp at a time. Rest 10–30 min until spreadable.

  11. Assemble Fill and frost cake with traditional burnt sugar frosting. Optional: cover outside with penuche frosting. Finish with rustic swoops and swirls.

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🎂Cake

Cuisine🇺🇸American

Occasions🎉Celebration🎉Special Occasion

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 1h

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