Daring Bakers Caramel Cake
29 11 2008
On this daring bakers challenge I was determined to make a healthier version of the caramel cake and I set out to do a caramel cake without caramel! I did this by combining maple syrup, agave and rice malt syrup! The results? Not bad! The cake had very good texture, moist and light.Texture-wise I think it is the best cake I have made, but flavor-wise it was a bit blunt. I mean the recipe didn’t even include vanilla! But I think it is a great canvas to work the vegan cake! The frosting came out delicious even though I dont like frosting in general. I think the best part of this challenge was the caramels!Oh man, d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s!
Cake Batter
-10tb margarine
-1/4 cup rapadura sugar
-1/4 cup light brown sugar
-2 cups unbleached flour
-1 cup soy milk
-1/2 tsp salt
-2 tsp baking powder
-1/2 tbsp maple syrup
-2 tbsp agave syrup
-1 tbsp rice malt syrup
-1 tsp vanilla
-1tsp cinnamon
frosting
-12tbsp margarine
-2 tsp vanilla
-8gr stevia extract
-2 tbsp rice malt syrup
-4 tbsp agaves syrup
-1/2 tbsp maple syrup
Combine all dry ingredients and all wet separately. Add the wet to the dry and mix well. Pour into a 9inch baking pan and bake at 180c for 35 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean. To make the frosting combine all ingredients and beat until light and fluffy. Once cake is cooled, frost. This cake is better enjoyed after it sit for some hours in the fridge.

As a kid I used to love sugar and specially caramels, like Werther’s Original and the French Carambar. Chewy caramels are also called toffee and in Greece we call them butter caramels. Its is not the healthiest thing in the world, quite the opposite I must say. However I have been thinking about trying to make vegan and healthier caramels for a while and the November’s challenge seemed like the perfect opportunity. The basic ingredients to make caramels are sugar, glucose or corn or golden syrup and cream. I used light brown sugar and for the syrup I substituted a mixture of agave and rice malt syrup. I also used soy cream instead of heavy cream. The results were really good, and it was my first time making caramels. I think I slightly overcooked the sugar , but they were still delicious so if I can do it, you can do it to! Caramel making sounds scary, but in reality is very simple. This recipe makes around 30 caramel bars.
-1 cup light brown sugar/ 1 κούπα καστανή ζάχαρη
-1/3 cup light agave syrup/ 1/3 κούπας σιρόπι αγαύης
-2 tbsp rice malt syrup/ 2 κ.σ. βύνη ριζιού
-1 cup soy cream/ 1 κούπα κρέμα σόγιας
-1 1/2 tbsp margarine/ 1 1/2 κ.σ. μαργαρίνη
-3/4 tsp ground vanilla beans/ 3/4 κ.γ. σπόροι βανίλιας
-1/4 tsp sea salt/ 1/4 κ.γ. θαλασσινό αλάτι
In a big pot mix sugar, salt, agave syrup and rice malt syrup. In a different pot add soy cream and vanilla beans and bring to boil once, the remove from heat.Turn on the heat and once its hot start stirring. When the temperature reaches 140 C remove from heat, add in margarine and mix. Now add soy cream mixture and stir continuously. Turn on the heat again STIRRING THE WHOLE TIME until it reaches 120C and remove from heat. Working fast, pour the caramel in greased baking dish and spread. Let cool for 1 hour and then cut to bars and wrap each separately in plastic or baking sheet.
*you can also use coconut cream instead of soy cream!
Σε μια κατσαρόλα ανακατεύουμε τη ζάχαρη με το αλάτι, το σιρόπι αγαύης και τη βύνη ρυζιού. Ανάβουμε τη φωτιά και μόλις αρχίσει να ζεσταίνει ανακατεύουμε με σύρμα. Μόλις η θερμοκρασία φτάσει τους 150C σβήνουμε τη φωτιά και προσθέτουμε στην κατσαρόλα τη μαργαρίνη. Παράλληλα σε ένα άλλο κατσαρολάκι να βάλετε τη βανίλια με την κρέμα σόγιας να πάρουν μια ελαφριά βράση. Μόλις ρίξετε τη μαργαρίνη και ανακατέψετε, προσθέστε και την κρέμα σόγιας προσεκτικά ανακατεύοντας συνεχώς. Ξανα-ανάψτε τη φωτιά και ανακατεύετε το μείγμα συνεχως.Μόλις ανέβει στους 120C είναι έτοιμο.[ Ή λίγους βαθμούς παραπάνω για πιο σκληρή καραμέλα] Απομακρύνουμε από τη φωτιά και με γρήγορες κινήσεις ρίχνουμε το μείγμα μέσα σε ένα μικρό λαδωμένο πυρέξ και απλώνουμε ομοιόμορφα. Το αφήνουμε να κρυώσει για καμιά ώρα και μετά κόβουμε σε κομματια και τυλίγουμε το καθένα ξεχωριστά είτε σε πλαστικό ή σε λαδόκολλα.
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