{"id":7518,"slug":"caramel-layer-cake","title":"CARAMEL LAYER CAKE","description":"From The International Jewish Cook Book by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum.","ingredients_raw":["one-half cup of sugar","one-half cup of boiling water","one cup butter","one and one-half cups of sugar","yolks of two eggs","one cup of water","two cups of flour","one teaspoon of vanilla","another half cup of flour","two teaspoons of baking-powder","whites of two eggs"],"ingredients_norm":["sugar","boiling water","butter","and half cups of sugar","egg yolk","water","flour","vanilla","another half cup of flour","baking powder","egg white"],"steps":["Place one-half cup of sugar in pan over fire; stir until liquid smokes and burns brown.","Add one-half cup of boiling water and cook into syrup.","Take one cup butter, one and one-half cups of sugar, yolks of two eggs, one cup of water and two cups of flour. Beat all thoroughly.","Add enough of the burnt sugar to flavor, also one teaspoon of vanilla, another half cup of flour, two teaspoons of baking-powder and whites of two eggs.","Bake in two layers, using remainder of burnt sugar for icing."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12350","source_ref":"pg:12350:w73:7","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.8,"content_hash":"6c37195693baba16a25101a473d0a7a1211a0e04549b9cbda054053d840955d8","created_at":"2026-08-02T17:02:35Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe, reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/caramel-layer-cake"}