Manitou's Cake - Caramel Cake

We had an Alaskan Malamute and every time my mom made this cake Manitou was present. When she caramelized the sugar he showed up and he didn’t leave the kitchen until the cake was done. He knew that smell, he knew something good is cooking, and I think he knew the recipe J. He watched my mom making this cake, he wouldn’t leave the kitchen for a second. This was his favorite dessert, and because we don’t know the name of this cake, we named it Manitou’s cake. Now he is watching us from heaven, and every time I make this cake I know he is there with me, waiting for a little piece. I loved him with all my heart.

You can make icing for this cake, we like it with a cup of milk and this is how Manitou would like it too ;-)

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
1 cup water (to stop the caramelization process)

Put sugar in a small saucepan, with tall sides, and cook over medium heat until it is dark amber.
When color is achieved, very carefully pour in one cup of water.

Whisk over medium heat, for about 10 minutes, until it has reduced slightly and feels sticky.

Set aside, let it cool.

1 cup sugar

100 g oil (I used sun flower oil)

2 cups flour

5 eggs

He is Manitou. Look at that big smile :-)
He loved to play in the snow.

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup walnuts + 1 teaspoon flour

Preheat oven at 350F.

In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, add the sugar and the egg yolks, and mix until thick, fluffy and forms a ribbon. Add caramel syrup, flour, oil and the baking powder to the egg yolk mixture, little by little mixing well.

Beat egg whites in a separate bowl and then fold it in very gently in the mixture.

Pour it in a lined baking sheet. In a small bowl add the walnuts and 1 teaspoon of flour, and shake it well until the walnuts are coated. Shake off excess flour. This will keep the walnuts on top of the cake.

Bake it in a preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes (when cooked a toothpick inserted in the center will come out clean).

Note: If you want the cake to be super moist, reserve about 3-4 tablespoon of syrup and when the cake is baked make some holes in the cake with a toothpick, and pour the caramel syrup with a spoon over the cake.

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