Caramel Sponge Kisses

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 125 g sugar
• 150 ml milk, hot
• 125 g butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Recipe

• 1 caramel:
• 2 melt sugar in a saucepan and heat until it is a light coffee colour; cool a little.
• 3 add the hot milk and dissolve caramel in it.
• 4 kisses:.
• 5 cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5-8 minutes.
• 6 add lukewarm caramel and egg yolks.
• 7 beat until combined.
• 8 stir in the dry ingredients with a spoon.
• 9 lastly fold in stiffly-beaten egg whites.
• 10 either pipe [pastry bag] onto lightly greased baking trays or spoon onto trays using rounded teaspoonsful.
• 11 bake about 9 - 12 minutes at 190ºc (375ºf).
• 12 when cold sandwich together -- .