Blum S Coffee Crunch Cake San Francisco

Add the sugar coffee and corn syrup to the pot and cook over medium high heat stirring occasionally.

Blum s coffee crunch cake san francisco. Cover both halves with whipped cream using approximately 1 2 cup per side. Make the coffee crunch. Blum s was particularly famous for its whipped cream filled coffee crunch cake. San franciscans over 40 remember san francisco s premier place for ice cream sundaes and amazing cakes.

Place the top half cream side down on the top of the crunch layer and press gently to even the layers. For thousands of families it was the only possible birthday cake. Remove from heat right away add 3 tsp baking soda free from lumps stir fast until thick. San franciscans over 40 remember san francisco s premier place for ice cream sundaes and amazing cakes.

Blum s was particularly famous for its whipped cream filled coffee crunch cake. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until top springs back slightly when lightly touched. Invert pan over a long necked bottle to cool for about 45 minutes. Attach a candy thermometer to the side of a 4 to 6 quart heavy pot.

Blum s was not only a regular stop for many shopping ladies men and families for coffee and a slice of the infamous coffee crunch cake but also had a great luncheon menu with terrific clubhouse sandwich welsh rarebit and what i remember most fondly a sweet mix of peppers with onion condiment for sandwiches. Level top with a rubber spatula. Blum s on union square or california street. But i must declare that my all time favorite is blum s coffee crunch cake.

No better version of blum s coffee crunch cake. Currently le croissant factory is the only place i know of in sacramento that offers it on special order. Scatter 1 cup of the crunch evenly to cover the bottom half. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Stir sugar coffee and karo syrup to combine. 5 inch deep sauce pan. Martha recreates the iconic dessert from blum s bakery in san francisco. The well loved blum s pastry shops in san francisco primarily the one on union square were places where people met.

It teams a light sponge cake with rich coffee frosting and crunchy shards of coffee flavored candy. Martha made this recipe on martha bakes episode 710. That was one of the most endearing memories we had of auntie mae. No better version of blum s 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. For thousands of families it was the only possible birthday cake. In sacramento charlie s bakery used to offer a good version of it before he retired.