Burnt-sugar Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons burnt-sugar syrup
• 2 stiff-beaten egg whites

Recipe

• 1 stir the shortening to soften.
• 2 gradually add sugar, and cream together until light and fluffy.
• 3 add vanilla.
• 4 add egg yolks (one at a time), beating well after each.
• 5 sift flour, baking powder, and salt together 3 times; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, a small amount at a time.
• 6 beat after each addition until smooth.
• 7 add burnt-sugar syrup; fold in egg whites.
• 8 bake in paper-lined 13 x 9 1/2 x 2 inch pan at 350ºf for about 40 minutes.
• 9 burnt-sugar syrup: melt 1/2 cup sugar in heavy skillet over low heat until dark brown, smooth.
• 10 remove from heat; add 1/2 cup boiling water; return to heat; stir rapidly until like molasses syrup.
• 11 note: frost with seven-minute burnt-sugar frosting.
• 12 posted separately.