Comments on: Old-Time Burnt Sugar Cake

By: dwlovelace2

dwlovelace2 — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 07:13:07 +0000

Hi, I have been making Burnt Caramel Cake for my family for the last few years. My frosting is the old fashioned cooked frosting. I like it a lot better than the powdered sugar version. You cook butter, half & half, sugar, and some of the burnt sugar syrup as for fudge then beat it until spreadable.

By: keppers

keppers — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:38:05 +0000

Oh my! This looks awesome! This is on my list of cakes to try.

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By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:55:58 +0000

My mother used to make this cake. I have tried to do it without much success. My daughter found this recipe and i plan to try it as soon as possible. Thanks.

By: Brennan

Brennan — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:00:34 +0000

Thank you for this post. My grandmother made this cake and I have attempted it once from an online recipe that wasn’t very clear. The pictures are very helpful. I’ll be making this next week when my father comes to visit.

By: Suzanne McMinn

Suzanne McMinn — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:58:36 +0000

Tom, I use 9-inch!

By: Tom Maroun

Tom Maroun — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:49:26 +0000

Suzanne- What size pans do you use? I’ve got 8″, 9″ and 10″. I’m at a point of no return now, so I’ll use the 9″….but I don’t want to lost any ‘spring’.

Tom

By: Robert Teesdale

Robert Teesdale — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:25:04 +0000

I have .jpg of a Burnt Sugar Cake with cream cheese filling recipe from the 1941 edition of the “Sealtest Food Adviser” if you are interested.

By: Suzanne McMinn

Suzanne McMinn — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:57:49 +0000

It works, Alison! Happy birthday to your dad.

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:51:20 +0000

This is my 91-year-old father’s favorite cake. Last year I tried 3 times to make the burned sugar syrup and got rocks twice (it set up solid in the jar). The third time I didn’t let it get very dark and it was rather bland. I’m going to try your version of the syrup and maybe I can make him a cake for Christmas.