Blum S Coffee Crunch Cake History

Directions for the coffee crunch.

Blum s coffee crunch cake history. Currently le croissant factory is the only place i know of in sacramento that offers it on special order. It is one of those. It takes a little work on the front end but after that it s easy to make. I was afraid that the coffee honeycomb would just be there for decoration but it definitely.

Originally spelled koffee krunch kake it was invented by accident by master baker ernest weil in the 1940s. In sacramento charlie s bakery used to offer a good version of it before he retired. When the blum s stores closed in the 70s the recipe for coffee crunch cake was still a well kept secret. And i found this blum s coffee crunch cake.

Attach a candy thermometer to the side of a 4 to 6 quart heavy pot. Attach a candy thermometer to the side of a 4 to 6 quart heavy pot. Best of all the base is a super light lemon chiffon cake that surprisingly complement the coffee whipped cream. Apparently a mythical cake of the blum s coffee in san francisco which closed down in the 70s no need to mention that we will never what the original was like.

But today these sweet memories are possible in your own kitchen. Blum s coffee crunch cake serves 12 aside from it s it ice cream sandwiches if there s one dessert that is inextricably linked with san francisco it has to be the coffee crunch cake from the. That was one of the most endearing memories we had of auntie mae. One of valerie gordon s many talents is rediscovering historical california cakes.

Wrap the cake in plastic wrap and refrigerate until you are ready to assemble the cake. When an employee overboiled soft coffee candy weil smashed the hard substance into pieces. Add the sugar coffee and corn syrup to the pot and cook over medium high heat stirring occasionally with a heatproof silicone spatula until the mixture reaches 270 f about 10 minutes. So when the los angeles times asked her to recreate the famous coffee crunch cake from blum s bakery she was on the case.

This recipe originated from blum s in union square in san francisco and in beverly hills. When the blum s stores closed in the 80s the recipe for this cake was such a well kept secret it was at risk of disappearing forever. A failed candy experiment inspired the creation of blum s renowned coffee crunch cake. When we were children our aunt who had a restaurant in san francisco used to bring us a blum s coffee crunch cake each time she came to visit us in sacramento.

As soon as i saw this cake i found it gorgeous with its coffee honeycomb look. It was a birthday favorite m. The crunch cake has been a times reader.