Burnt Sugar Cake- Recipe

There is nothing better than burnt sugar cake when it’s made right, oh my gosh it is to die for! [Laughs] not to mention no one else likes it so I get the whole things to myself! Your granny makes it the best, when I make it, [Pauses for a moment] it ain’t pretty, it’s not just burnt sugar its scorched sugar cake. Your grandma got the recipe from a forest rangers wife when we lived in Mountain City, Nevada. I’m glad we met her because I don’t know what I would do without my burnt sugar cake. Oh, my goodness [Laughs] when we me and your dad got married I invited mom over to teach me how to make it and I ruined one of our brand-new pots by burning the sugar to much, that was a mess, we ended up just tossing the pan there was no way to save that thing. Your uncle chad likes the cake too, but mom always just made it for me. I was obviously the favorite. [Coughs loudly and looks at grandma] You will have to help grandma make one for me and learn how so you can make me some all the time. “Burnt Sugar Cake” 3 C Sugar ½ C Water ¾ C Butter 2 Eggs 3 C Flour 1 t. Baking soda 1 C cold water 1 T. Vanilla 1. Burn in heavy skillet on saucepan, sugar and water, Boil tell syrup produced. 2. Mix in a large bowl ½ C sugar and the butter, 2 eggs, and 3 cups flour that has been sifted 7 times, 1 tsp. of baking soda, and 1 C cold water. 3. Add ½ the flour & water to the creamed sugar & butter & eggs, beat well & add balance of flour, water, vanilla, & burnt syrup mixture ¼ C of syrup save for frosting. Beat well for 3 minutes. 4. Bake in 2- 9 or 10 in pans. 5. 350 degrees for 30 minutes. 6. Cool and frost with burnt sugar frosting. Burnt Sugar Frosting Ingredients ½ C Sugar ½ C Milk ½ C Margarine 1. Cook in pan used to brown sugar 2. Cook to soft ball stage. 3. Cool to warm and beat as you do fudge. 4. Spread on cake