Burnt Sugar Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. boiling water
1 1/2 c. sugar
2/3 c. butter
2 eggs
3 1/3 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 c. cold water

Preparation

Scorch brown sugar until quite dark.
Add boiling water; cook until it forms thick syrup; set aside and let cool.
Cream sugar and butter; add egg yolks.
Sift flour, soda and baking powder. Mix sugar mixture with flour mixture.
Add cold water; mix well. Add burnt sugar mixture.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Bake in 2 layers.
Put together with caramel filling.