Broiled Crunchy Cake Topping Recipes

BROILER ICING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, butter, and cream. Mix in coconut and chopped nuts.
• Spread icing over cooled cake. Place cake under broiler for 2 minutes or until bubbly.

CRUNCHY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Do not preheat oven.
• Grease a 12-cup tube pan.
• In a small bowl, blend all the topping ingredients with a fork and press into the bottom of the prepared pan; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, blend the butter and sugar on low speed and beat until light and fluffy (approximately 5-6 minutes).
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Slowly stir in the sifted flour. Add the vanilla extract.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour at 325°F, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool the cake in the pan for at least one hour.
• Invert the pan over a cake plate, cake should slide out nicely with a beautiful crunchy top!

BROILED PEANUT BUTTER CRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• For cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray a 13 × 9-inch pan with Baker's Joy.
• Place the cake mix, water, 1/3 cup peanut butter, oil, and eggs in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on low until incorporated. Scrape down bowl, then beat mixture on medium for 2 minutes longer. Pour batter into prepared cake pan. Shake pan to smooth out evenly.
• Bake cake for 32 to 37 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool while assembling topping.
• Topping:.
• Place the brown sugar, cream, ¼ cup of peanut butter, and butter in a medium mixing bowl. Beat on low until just combined, 30 seconds. Spread topping over the hot cake, spread peanuts over top.
• Move the oven rack to the second position from the top and preheat the broiler to medium.
• Place the cake under the broiler until the topping is bubbly and browned, 45 seconds to 1 minute. Do not let it overcook. Let cake rest for ten minutes, then slice and serve.

BROILED CRUNCHY CAKE TOPPING

Steps:

• 1. Place sugar, margarine, and corn syrup in small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to bubble and sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Add coconut, walnuts, and KELLOGG'S FROOT LOOPS cereal stir until evenly coated.2. Spread topping evenly over warm 13 x 9 x 2-inch cake. Place cake on rack in broiler with top about 3-inches from source of heat. Broil until topping is bubbly and lightly browned, about 1 minute. Use kitchen shears to help cut through topping without tearing cake. Cut cake portion with sharp knife serve warm or cool.

BUTTER-CRUNCH TOPPING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add coconut and nuts. Spread in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Cool. Store in the refrigerator. Top ice cream with apple pie filling; sprinkle with topping.

PEACH UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Make the topping: In an oven-safe 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, lemon juice and salt, and whisk until the brown sugar melts, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Let cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture starts to smell like caramel and darkens slightly, about 1 minute longer. (Don't walk away or the mixture may burn.) The mixture will clump and separate, but that's OK.
• Add fruit, gently tossing to coat with the caramel. Remove from the heat and arrange fruit into an even layer on the bottom of the skillet. Ignore any sugar clumps; they will dissolve during baking.
• Make the cake: In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, sugar, vanilla and lemon zest until thoroughly combined. Whisk in eggs, one at a time. Add sour cream and whisk until well mixed. Sprinkle in baking powder, salt and baking soda into the batter, one at a time, whisking vigorously after each addition.
• Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in flour until just incorporated. The mixture will be lumpy, but that's OK. Don't overmix. Scrape batter into the skillet over the fruit and spread evenly.
• Bake until surface is deeply browned all over (with darker brown edges) and the fruit is lightly bubbling around the sides of the skillet, about 35 to 45 minutes, rotating halfway through. A toothpick inserted into cake will come out clean.
• Once the cake is out of the oven, immediately run a butter knife or offset spatula around the edge of the skillet. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes to cool slightly. Carefully invert cake into serving platter. If some fruit sticks to bottom of skillet, gently remove using offset spatula or knife and place back onto cake. Let cake cool until the fruit topping sets, at least 30 minutes to 1 hour, before serving. Cake is best served on the day it is baked.

OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL CAKE WITH BROILED TOPPING

Steps:

• 1. In small bowl, combine rolled oats and boiling water let stand 20 minutes.2. Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine sugar, 1 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup margarine beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs blend well. Add oatmeal and all remaining cake ingredients mix well. Pour batter into greased and floured pan.3. Bake at 350°F. for 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.4. In small bowl, combine 2/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup margarine and half-and-half beat at high speed until smooth. Stir in coconut and nuts. Spoon over warm cake spread to cover.5. Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until bubbly and light golden brown. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.High Altitude (above 3500 feet): Decrease brown sugar in cake to 3/4 cup increase flour to 1 1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons. Bake at 375°F. for 30 to 40 minutes.Nutrition Information Per Serving: Serving Size: 1/16 of Recipe * Calories: 350 * Calories from Fat: 130 * % Daily Value: Total Fat: 14 g 22% * Saturated Fat: 4 g 20% * Cholesterol: 40 mg 13% * Sodium: 300 mg 13% * Total Carbohydrate: 52 g 17% * Dietary Fiber: 2 g 8% * Sugars: 37 g * Protein: 4 g * Vitamin A: 10% * Vitamin C: 0% * Calcium: 6% * Iron: 10% * Dietary Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch, 2 Fruit, 2 1/2 Fat or 3 1/2 Carbohydrate, 2 1/2 FatSee Cook's Note: For Butter Cake and Cook's Note: Testing For Doneness

BANANA UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Make the topping: In an oven-safe 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, lemon juice and salt, and whisk until the brown sugar melts, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Let cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture starts to smell like caramel and darkens slightly, about 1 minute longer. (Don't walk away, or the mixture may burn.) The mixture will clump and separate, but that's OK.
• Add bananas and nuts, gently tossing to coat with the caramel. Remove from heat and arrange fruit into an even layer on bottom of skillet. Ignore any sugar clumps; they will dissolve during baking.
• Make the cake: In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, sugar, vanilla and lemon zest until thoroughly combined. Whisk in eggs, one at a time. Add sour cream and whisk until well mixed. Sprinkle in baking powder, salt and baking soda into the batter, one at a time, and whisking vigorously after each addition.
• Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in flour until just incorporated. The mixture will be lumpy, but that's OK. Don't overmix. Scrape batter into the skillet over the fruit and spread evenly.
• Bake until surface is deeply browned all over (with darker brown edges) and the fruit is lightly bubbling around the sides of the skillet, about 35 to 45 minutes, rotating halfway through. A toothpick inserted into cake will come out clean.
• Once the cake is out of the oven, immediately run a butter knife or offset spatula around the edge of the skillet. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes to cool slightly. Carefully invert cake into serving platter. If some fruit or nuts stick to bottom of skillet, gently remove them using an offset spatula or knife and place them back onto cake. Let the cake cool until the fruit topping sets, at least 30 minutes to 1 hour, before serving. Cake is best served on the day it is baked.

CRUNCHY TOPPED CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water, oil and egg whites; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. , Pour into a broiler-proof 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., For topping, combine brown sugar and oats in a bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in coconut and pecans; sprinkle over hot cake. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 1-2 minutes or until topping is bubbly. Serve warm.

CRUNCHY BROILED TOPPING

Steps:

• In a saucepan melt butter.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Preheat broiler.
• Spread topping evenly over hot cake.
• Broil 6 inches below element for about 3 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool cake completely in pan on a wire rack before cutting.