Burnt Sugar Cake

Recipe Type:	Non Veg.
Preparation Time:	20 M
Cooking Time:	45 M
Difficulty:	Average

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups sifted Cake Flour
• ½ cup Unsweetened Cocoa
• 1½ tsp Baking Soda
• ½ tsp Salt
• 1 tbsp Vinegar
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 cup Vegetable Shortening
• 1½ cups Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• ½ cup Hot Water
• 1 tsp Vanilla
  
  For Burnt Sugar Frosting:
• ¼ cup Unsalted Butter
• 300 gm Powdered Sugar
• Pinch of Salt
• ¼ cup Burnt Sugar Syrup
• 1 tsp Vanilla

Cooking Instructions:

• Prepare burnt sugar frosting by whisking together entire ingredients for frosting in a bowl, until creamy, smooth and spreadable. Add little water if required.
• Grease 3 (8x2-inch) cake pans and dust with flour.
• Combine together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• Combine milk with vinegar in a seperate bowl and leave it for 5 minutes.
• Whisk together shortening, sugar and eggs with an electric mixture at high speed for 3 minutes.
• Stir in flour mixture alternating with milk mixture, beating frequently until a smooth batter is formed.
• Mix in hot water & vanilla to the batter and pour into the prepared cake pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes. Cool in the oven for 10 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and loosen the edges. Reverse and pour burnt sugar frosting over each piece, reserving a little.
• Arrange one layer above another and frost with remaining frosting.
• Slice and serve.