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I well remember sitting at my grandparents table watching my grandmother pour warm cane syrup into a bowl and mix in softened butter. Then she would instruct me to “sop it up” with her fresh hot biscuits. As I was doing some research on cane syrup, I came across several recipes for Cane Syrup Cake - a dish that is at least 100 years old with Cajun origins. I adapted the one below from an old article in the Times Picayune.
Gateau de Sirop: Louisiana Cane Syrup Cake
Ingredients:
1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup shortening
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup of pure cane syrup, (recommend Steen’s*)
1/3 cup boiling water
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup powdered sugar
Note: Steen’s syrup is available at www.steensyrup.com.
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