Blums Coffee Crunch Cake Recipe

Directions:

1. Combine sugar, coffee and corn syrup in saucepan at least 5 inches deep.
2. Bring mixture to boil and cook until it reaches 310?F on candy thermometeror reaches hard-crack stage (when small amount dropped in cold water breakswith brittle snap).
3. Press baking soda through sieve to remove lumps.
4. Removesyrup from heat. Immediately add baking soda and stir vigorously just until mixture thickens and pulls away from sides of pan.
5. (Mixture foams rapidly when soda is added.
6. Do not destroy foam by beating excessively.) Immediately
7. Pour foamy mass into ungreased 9-inch square metal pan (do not spread orstir).
8. Let stand without moving, until cool.
9. When ready to garnish cake,knock topping mixture out of pan and crush between sheets of wax paper with rolling pin to form coarse crumbs.
10. Frost cake with whipped cream.
11. Cover frosted cake generously and thoroughly with crushed topping.
12. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
13. Makes 1 (9-inch) cake.