White Zucchini Cake With Caramel Nut Broiled Frosting Recipes

WHITE ZUCCHINI CAKE WITH CARAMEL-NUT BROILED FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cake: Grease and flour two 8" round pans. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Beat egg whites until stiff in a mixer bowl; set aside in a small bowl.
• In the same mixer bowl, cream together oil and butter; add the sugar and beat until fluffy.
• In a 4-cup measure or medium bowl, mix together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Add alternately with the milk to the creamed butter mixture. Beat until smooth.
• Stir in the zucchini and then gently fold the reserved eggs whites into batter. Divide between prepared pans, spreading evenly with a spatula.
• Bake for about 25 minutes, until a wooden toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Let cool 10 minutes in the pans, then remove from pans to cool completely on a rack.
• For the frosting: Mix brown sugar, butter, and nuts in a small bowl; stir in milk until smooth.
• Just before serving, place the cake rounds on a cookie sheet and spread each with an even amount of the frosting mixture.
• Broil about 5 inches from heat until frosting bubbles and browns, about 3 minutes. Watch carefully- the frosting burns easily.
• Place one layer on a serving plate and top with the other layer.
• Serve immediately - and be prepared to be amazed.

ZUCCHINI NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan (such as a Bundt®).
• Sift flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice together in a bowl. Cream butter and vegetable shortening together in a separate large bowl until thoroughly combined; beat in white sugar and 1 cup brown sugar until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Beat eggs, water, and vanilla extract into the shortening mixture, followed by the flour mixture. Gently stir in zucchini and 1/2 cup walnuts. If batter seems dry, mix in 1 more tablespoon water.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat and stir in 1/2 cup brown sugar until it has dissolved and small bubbles appear in the mixture. Stir 1/2 cup walnuts into the brown sugar mixture.
• Spoon brown sugar-walnut mixture into the bottom of the prepared cake pan and pour cake batter over the mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert over a serving plate to reveal the brown sugar topping.

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.