Recent content by Ged

Thanks, philso (and everyone else, as well)! I'm going to take another run at it this weekend. I'll go over all your tips before I start. I look forward to posting good results!

OK, I'm looking at the cookbook now, and you're right. It's called a caramel sauce, but you're supposed to make it first, then pour it into the cake pan. The custard mixture is poured on top of the sauce, then baked. I wonder if I need to invest in a candy thermometer to make sure I'm getting...

The recipe for caramel in our cookbook called for sugar and water to start, but also 1/8 tsp fresh lemon juice, 1/8 tsp vanilla, and a cup of heavy cream at the end. I'll post it when I get home from work. Thanks, everyone!

I'm thinking that we got the heat temps wrong. We made two attempts. The first time we went past the suggested times, trying to get the color and consistency right, but the glaze just hardened and crystallized. The second time, we pretty much went with the correct time and finished mixing all...

My wife and I are making flan for the first time. We are also making caramel for the first time. Using the recipe in ATK Family Baking Book, we are having trouble with the caramel. It doesn't brown like it's supposed to. We try to use the correct heat for the specified times, but the color never...