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Caramelize Sugar in Cake Recipes Take some sugar and heat it up to a proper temperature and make it melt. Depending on your cake recipes, you will need to reach a temperature between 320 358 degrees F. At these temperatures sugar will melt into a clear or into a dark brown syrup. Around 340 degrees F, the syrup being created will caramelize ( melt ) into a rich sugar flavor. Depending on the type of sugar you heat, your caramelized sugar or syrup will be very light in color to a dark brown. When your syrup cools it will either be soft or brittle depending on temperature when it was cooked and what ingredients were added. Milk, butter are common when caramelizing sugars. At certain temperatures Sugar will melt - Colors The following will vary in accordance with Altitude and Weather barometric pressure. at about 356 Degrees F sugar, spun sugar, praline, caramel, these sugars will darken. at about 339 Degrees F light caramel will turn a light brown. at about 320 Degrees F sugar from barley will caramelize and be clear in color. Not many cake recipes will require caramelizing your sugars. If your cake recipe does require caramelizing, just remember to heat it to the proper temperature. |
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