{"id":3812,"date":"2011-03-02T10:33:52","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T14:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=3812"},"modified":"2011-03-02T10:33:52","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T14:33:52","slug":"burnt-sugar-cake-and-icing-with-sugared-orange-peel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=3812","title":{"rendered":"Burnt Sugar cake and icing with sugared orange peel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is such a wonderful cake.  <\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure of the history (Wikipedia and Google both failed me in this department.)<\/p>\n

I may do some more research \u2013 but that will come later- if at all.<\/p>\n

It is moist and and toothsome, yet not dense, and the flavor is subtle, yet <\/p>\n

enticing.  And I used a decorative sunflower pan to bake in and the<\/p>\n

end result was very pleasing.<\/p>\n

Pleasing.  That is the word for this cake.  Pleasing to the eye-<\/p>\n

pleasing to the palate- and not too much work.<\/p>\n

I gave this cake to friends.<\/p>\n

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And kept this one for us!<\/p>\n

Because I decorated the top with fresh sugared orange peel, you need to go<\/p>\n

here for instructions to make your own<\/a> ,first.<\/p>\n

And then  you need to make some burnt sugar syrup.<\/p>\n

Put 3\/4 cup sugar in heavy skillet and brown it on medium high until it is dark, watch <\/p>\n

it- you really don\u2019t want it to burn.  Then add 1\/2 cup boiling water, stir well and <\/p>\n

continue cooking until it is reduced and thick as molasses.<\/p>\n

I made a larger amount and kept it in a bottle and use it when I <\/p>\n

WANT this cake.  It is a beautiful amber color.<\/p>\n

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And now for the cake!<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

3 cups AP\/plain flour<\/p>\n

2 tsp baking powder<\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp salt<\/p>\n

3\/4 cup butter- softened to room temp.<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 cups sugar<\/p>\n

2 eggs,divided<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup burnt sugar syrup<\/p>\n

1 tsp vanilla<\/p>\n

1 cup water<\/p>\n

3\/4 cup milk<\/p>\n

Method:<\/p>\n

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl and set aside.<\/p>\n

Cream butter and sugar , using mixer until light and fluffy.<\/p>\n

Separate eggs and beat whites until peaks form- set aside..)<\/p>\n

Add egg yolks to butter and sugar,beat until smooth and <\/p>\n

then add burnt sugar, vanilla and water.<\/p>\n

Add flour mixture and beat until smooth, add milk to make it<\/p>\n

into a pourable batter.  Fold in egg whites.<\/p>\n

Pour into pans- it will make 18-24 cupcakes or 2 8 inch cake pans.<\/p>\n

Bake at 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes.<\/p>\n

To make icing, make a buttercream icing and add 3 TBS burnt sugar <\/p>\n

syrup.  ( 1\/2 cup soft butter, 1 cup icing sugar, vanilla and burnt sugar syrup, <\/p>\n

and 3 TBS milk or hot water, beaten together)<\/p>\n

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Ice cake and add strips or bits of orange peel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is such a wonderful cake.  I\u2019m not sure of the history (Wikipedia and Google both failed me in this department.) I may do some more research \u2013 but that will come later- if at all. It is moist and … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-stepsonthejourney"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3812\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}