Hot Sugar Icing on Cake

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  • #19103
    BakerAunt
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      I'd not heard of this technique for creating a crackly sugar crust on a cake::

      I think that I'd like more details on just how much water and sugar.

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      #19104
      Mike Nolan
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        If you look at the recipe link, it says 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of hot water, which won't be a lot in a 13 x 9 pan, which is why it says to drizzle the water on.

        That's also the same ratio as the standard formula for making simple syrup.

        #19105
        BakerAunt
        Participant

          I wonder if it would work with an oil-based cake.

          #19106
          Mike Nolan
          Keymaster

            This batter is really thick, you spoon it on and spread it around with a spatula. With a thinner batter, the sugar might start to dissolve into the cake batter. It might still work, but maybe not be as definitive a layer. Waiting until part way through the baking process might work better but be more challenging to do since you're working with a hot pan at that point.

            Might be worth some experimenting.

            The technique in a Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake of pouring a warm frosting onto a hot cake is not very commonly used, most recipes have you wait until a cake is totally cool before frosting it, in large part because the heat would melt the fat in the frosting. It tends to compress the cake slightly, which is what makes it a bit more brownie-like in texture, I assume, and it holds in the moisture that would normally escape as the cake cools.

            #19108
            Mike Nolan
            Keymaster

              I'm tempted to try making this but using frozen peaches instead of pears, which would be reverting to the recipe in the book, more or less.

              #19124
              aaronatthedoublef
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                Would this work on the top crust on a pie?

                #19132
                Mike Nolan
                Keymaster

                  It think it probably would work. Some of the water could leak into the pie through the vents, but I don't think that'd bother most pies. A 1-1 ratio of sugar to water is going to produce a relatively thick solution, a 2-1 ratio would produce a slurry.

                  I've had some cherry pies that might have used this method.

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