This cake gets its name from the homemade caramel sauce included in the ingredient list. The only brown sugar I had on hand was dark Muscovado, so this very basic cake was sweetened with a dark, rich caramel sauce. The caramel added to the cake, not only flavor, but also color and a crisp crust. When I say that it began as a basic cake, I don’t mean to imply there was anything plain about the finished product.
My cake pan is not 2 inches tall, so I portioned the batter to also make two cupcakes. This prevented the cake from overflowing the pan, and gave Ed and me cupcakes to sample for dessert yesterday while sending the pretty whole cake to the base this morning. I’m guessing that it arrived around 7:30, and I had a text message at 8:38 saying that the cake was gone – to think that the first time Ed took a cake to work, he thought it would take days to eat it all.
I didn’t have instant coffee to flavor the whipped cream, so I used espresso to dissolve the gelatin (used in stabilizing the cream) rather than water. The result was noticeable yet subtle – very pleasing.
Unlike my other blog posts, as part of the Heavenly Cake Bakers, I don’t post recipes from this book on the Internet. One of the reasons for this baking group is to encourage readers to purchase the cookbook. That strategy worked on me! After follow the group’s baking adventures for a couple of months, I ordered a copy from Amazon because I wanted join in.
An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com, she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.
evil cake lady
very pretty! i can imagine how delicious the cake would be with 100% dark muscovado. i’m making a note in ym book to try it that way!
faithy, the baker
Looks great with cream! I have to go buy some cream later to eat with the cake. 😀
Tricia
The best Cake that i can imagine ever!..Can’t wait to try this over the weekend. My kids will surely love this
Alex
Look great!
InspiredbytheOz
Looks delicious! I’ll have to try this one day.
Krystyna
I find it hard to see the actual recipe printed out. Any advice?
polishhousewife
Hi Krystyna, this post does not include a recipe. It was written as part of a bake along to promote a cake cookbook.